Firefighter's Home Goes Up in Flames

Scene of Monday's fire in Virginia. (Photo: WBOC Chopper 16)

TEMPERANCEVILLE, Va.– The Eastern Shore of Virginia home of a volunteer firefighter went up in flames Monday afternoon.

It happened just before 3 p.m. on Pond Road in Temperanceveville.

Officials with the Atlantic Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company said the home belonged to one of their own. They said he is a longtime member of the department.

Fire officials said the family lost about 90 percent of its belongings.

No injuries were reported.

Investigators continue to search for a cause of the fire.

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