THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 1996 TAG: 9610160449
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B5 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Briefs
DATELINE: NORFOLK LENGTH: 21 lines
A small fire erupted Tuesday morning in Ocean View after workers installing a sewer line caused a minor gas leak.
The fire occurred at 10:04 a.m. outside a house in the 9600 block of Selby Place near Ocean View Avenue, said Jack Goldhorn, a spokesman for Norfolk Fire and Paramedical Services.
Contractors installing the gas line were digging with picks when they struck a line, which caused a spark, then a fire. There was minimal damage to the exterior of the home, Goldhorn said.
Firefighters arrived four minutes after receiving a call and quickly extinguished the blaze. Virginia Natural Gas workers arrived within minutes and shut off the gas, Goldhorn said.
KEYWORDS: FIRE GAS LEAK by CNB