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House fire in Northwest Roanoke leaves $85,000 in damages

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ROANOKE, Va.UPDATE - Sept. 7, 2022

A house fire in Northwest Roanoke on Sunday has left about $85,000 in damages, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS.

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Authorities say crews were called to the 3500 block of Shenandoah Ave NW shortly after midnight.

Fortunately, they were able to quickly extinguish the fire and no one was hurt in the blaze, according to officials.

We’re told the fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.


ORIGINAL STORY

ROANOKE, Va. - Roanoke Fire-EMS crews were dispatched to a house fire early Sunday morning on Shenandoah Avenue.

Crews tell 10 News when they arrived on scene they saw fire coming from the front and side of the home.

They were able to contain it but say the home suffered major smoke damage.

We’re also told multiple families were in the home when the fire started but were able to make it out before crews arrived.

Still no word on what caused the fire or any estimated damages.