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Backyard grill sparks Midlothian house fire

Posted at 7:48 PM, Feb 26, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-27 11:00:27-05

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – No one was hurt after a home in Midlothian went up in flames Sunday evening.

Firefighters were called to a home in the 900 block of Marblethrope Road just before 5:55 p.m.

When crews arrived, they found heavy fire coming from the home’s first and second floors as well as the roof.

Photos captured by Dave Parrish show intense flames coming from the back of the home and the deck fully engulfed in flames.

"There were at least six trucks there in here minutes and they had the flames out in no time," Parrish said.

Fire officials said everyone made it out of the home safely.

Four people and a dog were displaced, officials said.

"The Chesterfield County Fire Marshal’s Office investigated the cause of the fire and determined it was accidental and started on the rear deck as a result of a grill that caught on fire," Chesterfield Fire and EMS spokesman Lt. Jason Elmore said.

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