The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, May 10, 1995                TAG: 9505100501
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

FIRE DAMAGES BEACH HOME

ILLUSTRATION: L. TODD SPENCER

An uninjured dog is comforted after a fire caused by a faulty

electrical fixture damaged the garage and attic of a house near

Tidewater Community College in the Salem Lakes subdivision Tuesday.

No injuries were reported. The fire started shortly after 2 p.m. and

firefighters extinguished the blaze after about 15 minutes, Capt.

Billy Smith of the Virginia Beach Fire Department said.

KEYWORDS: FIRE by CNB