Authorities are saying a residential structure blaze in Albemarle County was the result of an accidental cooking fire.

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Albemarle County fire crews responded to 19 brush fires, three of which covered a total of 450 acres Wednesday, causing the county to declare a Local Emergency.

Albemarle County Fire Rescue responded to a fire on the 2800 block of Seminole Trail in Charlottesville on Wednesday. The first fire suppression apparatus arrived on scene at approximately 12:23 p ...