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    1. Operations & Training

    VA Supermarket Fire Reaches Two Alarms

    Nov. 18, 2021
    Newport News fire crews battled a two-alarm fire with multiple aerials in a two-story commercial building housing a market.

    Source Firehouse.com News

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    Firefighters operate multiple master streams to control a commercial fire in Newport News, VA, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.
    Firefighters operate multiple master streams to control a commercial fire in Newport News, VA, on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

    A two-story commercial building in Newport News caught fire today around 10:20 a.m., on the 2600 block of Marshall Avenue.

    Crews set up a defensive attack using multiple aerial waterways and handlines as firefighters surrounded the building to control the fire.

    The fire was located on the corner of a busy intersection blocking traffic in both directions, and no injuries have been reported.

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