Gas Fire

Greetings,

Just giving you an update....

Remember the lightening strike I was talking about...

Well, it struck less than 2 BLOCKS from where we were walking...

LESS  THAN  2  BLOCKS!

NORFOLK

A tree caught fire in the  block of Mayflower Road during a thunderstorm Sunday, and a ruptured gas line fed the blaze.

Thunder rattled the Colonial Place neighborhood shortly after 11 p.m., and soon after the fire sparked, the smell of gas was prevalent. Battalion Chief Harry Worley said it appeared the storm was to blame for the fire and underground gas line rupture.

Norfolk Fire-Rescue evacuated residents in two homes and protected someone in a third home while firefighters worked to contain the blaze.

Firefighters weren’t going to extinguish the flames until the gas line could be safely turned off by Virginia Natural Gas, Worley said.

A representative from Virginia Natural Gas was on the scene by about 12:30 a.m., but Norfolk crews had to continue to contain the blaze until more gas line workers could get to the neighborhood to dig around the broken gas line and pinch it off.

The fire was called under control at 1:24 a.m.

Crews continued to work at the scene, and the evacuated residents were allowed back in their homes.

Gas company crews returned to the scene this morning.

We almost died!


Blessings,