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Home’s occupants safely escape house fire Saturday morning

A fire broke out in a house on Rockingham Drive Aug. 8, 2018. (WYDaily/Courtesy JCC)
A fire broke out in a house on Rockingham Drive Aug. 8, 2018. (WYDaily/Courtesy JCC)

A house fire broke out early Saturday morning on Rockingham Drive in James City County, but the occupants able to safely get out of the building.

James City County Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 5300 block of Rockingham Drive around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, the county said in a news release.

Crews arrived to find fire on the first and second floors of the house.

The home’s occupants were able to exit the home due to a functioning smoke alarm.

Firefighters marked the fire under control at 2:21 a.m.

Fire officials believe the fire may have started in the garage, the release said.

The American Red Cross is assisting the occupants.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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