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Drone footage shows what's left after Chesapeake brush fire

Nearly 50 acres burned in one of city's largest fires in recent years, officials say
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Posted at 1:54 PM, Jun 25, 2022
and last updated 2022-06-25 15:18:21-04

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Fire officials estimated that nearly 50 acres burned after Monday's brush fire in the 2000 block of Elbow Road just east of Centerville Turnpike in Chesapeake.

Firefighters said the blaze was one of the largest fires the city has had in recent years.

WTKR photographer Justin Fleenor returned to the scene Tuesday to survey the aftermath.

Aftermath of CH Elbow Road brush fire (June 21)
News 3 photographer Justin Fleenor's drone captured these images of the aftermath of the brush fire on Elbow Road in Chesapeake on June 21, 2022.

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