THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 1995            TAG: 9501110627
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
DATELINE: VIRGINIA BEACH                     LENGTH: Short :   40 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** A fire Tuesday in the 3300 block of Daytona Drive in Virginia Beach was not at the Plaza Apartments, as reported Wednesday. The blaze, in which three firefighters were injured, was at an individually owned townhouse in the same block. Correction published in The Virginian-Pilot on Thursday, January 12, 1995, on page A2. ***************************************************************** 3 FIREMEN HURT BATTLING SUSPICIOUS BEACH BLAZE

Three firefighters were hurt battling a suspicious apartment blaze Tuesday, authorities said.

Firefighters Mike Duncan and Steve Lilienthal suffered burns on their hands and faces after entering an apartment on Daytona Drive. Firefighter Tracy Freeman was hurt when the apartment ceiling collapsed and something struck him in the back of the neck, fire spokesman Chase Sargent said.

None of the injuries was serious. The firefighters were treated at Virginia Beach General Hospital.

The fire began shortly before 10 a.m. in a vacant apartment in the 3300 block of Daytona Drive.

Sargent said utilities had been turned off for several weeks and the apartment was supposed to be vacant.

Neighbors, however, told investigators that people had been using the apartment at night, Sargent said.

The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Neighboring units were occupied and were slightly damaged, Sargent said. No residents were injured. by CNB