UPDATE: Roanoke City emergency crews say one person and a dog have died as the result of a house fire this morning in the 4 hundred block of Albemarle Avenue Sw near Highland Park Elementary School. Authorities say two firefighters sustained non-life-threatening injuries.Two victims were rescued from the home.
Previous: Roanoke City emergency crews responded to a house fire this morning in the 4 hundred block of Albemarle Avenue Sw near Highland Park Elementary School. One person has died as the result of the blaze. One person has been taken to the hospital for treatment for injuries, and another person got out with no reported injuries .Investigators say a firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries. We have now learned that a dog also died.