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'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials 'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials Fire hydrants could have been helpful in a Loudoun County neighborhood that bore witness to a fast-moving fire that tore through an area home on Thursday afternoon. Improperly discarded smoking materials led to a massive multi-million dollar fire in Leesburg that destroyed one home and damaged several neighboring properties, according to officials on Friday, April 21. First responders were called at approximately 11:10 a.m. the previous day to the 40200 block of Browns Creek Place, where there was a reported house fire that was ripping through a family home. Upon arrival, crews were met b…
Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Alexandria Townhouse (DEVELOPING) Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Alexandria Townhouse (DEVELOPING)
Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Alexandria Townhouse (Developing) One firefighter was injured battling a midday blaze in the Old Town neighborhood in Alexandria on Wednesday afternoon, officials say. Crews from the Alexandria Fire Department were called at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 15 to the 200 block of South Fairfax Street, where there were reports of a fire inside an area townhouse. Crews were able to have the fire knocked down and extinguished within an hour, though one firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and treatment. No other injuries were reported. Official…
Firefighter Injured Battling Two-Alarm DC Blaze In Difficult Conditions (VIDEO) Firefighter Injured Battling Two-Alarm DC Blaze In Difficult Conditions (VIDEO)
Firefighter Injured Battling Two-Alarm DC Blaze In Difficult Conditions (Video) A two-alarm fire sent flames tearing through the roof of a DC home and smoke billowing through the air as crews had to contend with tricky conditions that left two with injuries and a house seriously damaged. DC Fire and EMS personnel responded to a reported fire at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4 when flames ripped across every level of a home in the 3400 block of South Dakota Avenue NE, leaving firefighters in a perilous position. 2 Alarm fire now 3400 block S. Dakota Ave NE. Fire on all floors, basement and attic 2 story detached frame house. Interior attack continues. …