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Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC
Apartment Fire Displaces 21 Overnight In Southeast DC One firefighter was injured and more than a dozen residents had to be rescued during an early morning fire that broke out in a Southeast DC apartment building. Twenty-one residents are seeking temporary housing after being displaced shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 5, by a fire in the 5200 block of D Street that proved tricky. Officials said that the fire started on the first floor, though there was heavy smoke throughout all three stories of the building. Three residents were rescued using an aerial ladder and 10 others were saved by portable ladders or through a stairwell. The …

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by Zak Failla