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Albemarle County: Home that caught fire Tuesday night a ‘total loss’

Chris Graham
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A home under renovation on Earlysville Road caught fire on Tuesday night, and is considered a total loss.

The cause of the 9:44 p.m. fire in the 2300 block of Earlysville Road is under investigation by the Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office, according to a news release.

The first apparatus arrived on the scene seven minutes after dispatch to discover heavy smoke and fire conditions at a single-story cottage. The building was unoccupied.

There were no injuries reported.

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