Neil sent in a photo and let us know that the power outage Stratford Hills was caused by an electrical fire behind Paradise Diner. Thanks Neil. When we were at Once Upon a Vine last Friday the power went out briefly and we were told that it was due to a fire back in the alley. Maybe our resident Fire Department mole has some more info?

From RTD:

A portion of Jahnke Road in South Richmond was closed this morning after 23 units were damaged in a fire shortly before dawn at a self-storage facility.

Richmond fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones said crews responded at 4:55 a.m. to Space Mart Self Storage in the 6200 block of Jahnke and found several units on fire.

By the time the fire was declared under control at 5:39, six units had been damaged by fire and 17 others were damaged by smoke, water or both, Jones said.

I am assuming that the road is back open but expect a slowdown as people check it out.

RTD reports:

Two juveniles were taken into custody this morning after they allegedly set a small brush fire near the south end of the Huguenot Bridge.

The fire, reported shortly after 7 a.m., was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

Fire crews from Richmond and Henrico County responded to the area, as did Richmond police.

There was a house fire just after midnight in the 6600 block of Glyndon Lane. There were no injuries to the home’s residents. [via]

Update: NBC12 reports that two women and three cats were pulled from the fire by RFD crews.

We’ve received a couple of reports of an afternoon fire in the Auditorium at George Wythe High. No word as to severity, but if anyone has heard anything…