ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke Fire Department announced one person was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a structure fire in Southwest Sunday evening.
According to officials, crews were dispatched to the 800 block of Kerns Ave. SW at 6:45 p.m., crews arrived at 6:50 p.m. and began investigating the source of the smoke.
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Roanoke FD said that a small fire was located on the second floor and our team quickly went to work extinguishing the flames and searching the structure to ensure all residents were safely evacuated.
At 6:58 p.m. the fire was marked under control and one patient was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.