Sep 20, 2023, News Release

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA – At approximately 3:56 pm on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, career and volunteer units from Albemarle County were dispatched to the report of a fire in a residential structure in the 5100 block of Browns Gap Turnpike.

The first arriving units arrived 21 minutes after dispatch to discover smoke and flames in a crawlspace under the single-story home. Crews extinguished the fire by applying water through the floorboards located above the crawlspace.

The occupants were home at the time of the fire and were able to evacuate safely and without injury. The three-member family has been displaced and is being assisted by relatives.

The fire investigation is being led by the Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office. At this time, the cause of the accidental fire is considered to have been electrical in nature.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to have working smoke alarms and know two ways out of their home. Make your escape plan with resources available at Albemarle.org/SafeatHome.