A group of Richmond firefighters assigned to Station 8 were left homeless after a fire on the roof of the station earlier this week.
Roofers began working on the Williamsburg Road fire station Monday and just after noon on Wednesday a fire broke out around 1 p.m.
"Construction workers knocked on the door of Fire Station 8 to report the fire," the department shared in a statement on Facebook.
Firefighters from Station 8 and other stations extinguished the fire, which was placed under control in 30 minutes.
The firefighters will relocate to another station until it is safe for them to reoccupy it, according to WTVR.com.
"Replacement of the roof at Fire Station 8 began on Monday. This has been a scheduled project in the City of Richmond Capital Improvement Plan," the department shared.
