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

DATE: Saturday, December 2, 1995             TAG: 9512040199
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

BODY FOUND AFTER FIRE

A body was found in the wreckage of a shed that burned late Friday in the Ghent section of the city, police said.

The fire, in the 900 block of Gates Ave., was reported at 10:45 p.m.

It was in a shed that stands alone near a home.

It only took a short time for firefighters to douse the flames.

When they entered the structure, they found the body inside.

The identity of the victim was not immediately known.

The cause of death, as well as the cause of the blaze, were under investigation.

KEYWORDS: FIRE FATALITY by CNB