Lake Ridge, Va. — A fire inside the walls of a home in Lake Ridge displaced residents Saturday night.
Fire broke out at 4122 Hampstead Lane just after 9 p.m. A neighbor who lived called 911 and reported seeing smoke from the second floor of the two-story townhome, officials said.
Fire crews found flames inside the walls of the house that had traveled through a chimney into the attic, said OWL Volunteer Fire Department spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes.
Crews were able to douse the blaze but the occupants of the house were displaced, added Barnes.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
