Tragic Fire in Portsmouth Claims Mother’s Life as She Fights to Save Children from Blaze
Portsmouth, Virginia – Tragedy struck a Portsmouth neighborhood as a woman lost her life in a devastating fire that engulfed a duplex, trapping several residents on Friday night. The incident unfolded before 9:45 p.m. at a single-story duplex on Neville Street, between Manteo and Shelby streets. Portsmouth Fire Rescue and Emergency Services (PFRES) rushed to the scene upon receiving reports of people trapped inside the burning building. Neighbors recounted the heroic efforts of the mother …