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A distress call was declared at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 at Ristorante Piccolo on 31st Street NW in Georgetown when the roof of the restaurant collapsed on the first floor of the two-story building.
The fire was reported at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, and a second alarm was sounded around hour later.
In total, more than two dozen units and 100 firefighters were called to the scene of what was described by a DC Fire and EMS spokesperson as a “difficult and stubborn fire.”
As of 2:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, crews remained at the scene, putting water on the fire as smoke billowed through the air.
All firefighters are accounted for and uninjured, a spokesperson for the agency noted.
It is still unclear what caused the fire.
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