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Space heater cause of house fire
Two residents displaced
Updated: Monday, 28 Jan 2013, 8:54 PM EST
Published : Monday, 28 Jan 2013, 10:57 AM EST
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Officials say a space heater is to blame for a house fire in Portsmouth Monday morning.
Crews were dispatched to the 30th block of Hobson Street just before 9:30 a.m .
According to Chief Jim Hoffler with the Portsmouth Fire Department, the cause of the fire was due to a space heater being plugged into a power strip.
All occupants of the two-story home got out of the home safely, and two displaced residents are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
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