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Albemarle County outbuilding ‘total loss’ after overnight fire on 5th Street

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A structure fire to an outbuilding on Wednesday in Albemarle County resulted in a total loss.

According to the Albemarle County Fire Rescue, career and volunteer units were dispatched to the 1200 block of 5th Street at 12:24 a.m. on April 3.

The first apparatus arrived on scene within six minutes after dispatch to discover an outbuilding fully engulfed in fire.

No injuries were reported at the time of the incident.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

Crystal Abbe Graham is the regional editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, she has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of Virginia Tonight, a nightly TV news show on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television.

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