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Generator started house fire near Norview High, official says

Posted to: News Norfolk

NORFOLK

A generator inside a house caused a fire Thursday night in the 900 block of Marietta Ave., west of Norview High School, the Norfolk fire department said.

The fire started about 10:30 p.m. The generator was close to combustible materials inside the house, which started the fire, said Battalion Chief Harry Worley of Norfolk Fire-Rescue.

The owners had moved out earlier in the day, the fire department said.

 

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