The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, November 3, 1996              TAG: 9611030031
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                           LENGTH:   17 lines

HOUSE BURNS

A woman suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation Saturday after a fire caused $50,000 damage to a home in the 800 block of East 30th St.

Fire officials said the blaze in the two-story, single-family home was reported just after 6 p.m. When the first fire trucks arrived, the building was burning badly.

There were reports that a woman was trapped inside, but she had apparently escaped.

The identity of the injured woman was not immediately known. The cause of the fire was ruled accidental. by CNB