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Virginia Barn Blaze Rages Overnight, Threatens Nearby Woods: Fire Officials
Firefighters in Loudoun County had their hands full early Tuesday morning, battling a raging barn fire that spread to nearby woods in Leesburg.
The blaze was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 43300 block of Spinks Ferry Road. Crews from Lucketts, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Lansdowne, Ashburn, and Frederick County, arrived to find a 40-by-40-foot pole barn fully engulfed in flames, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said.
Flames had already spread to an adjacent wooded area, forcing crews to launch an aggressive exterior attack on both the structure and the wildfire.
The bulk of t…
Woman Assaulted, Man Slashed In Leesburg Bar Fight: Police
Two people were arrested in a fight that broke out in the parking lot of a Leesburg bar overnight, police said.
Joseph Smith, 32, has been charged with one count of malicious wounding while Eric Dekenipp, 39, of Lovettsville, has been charged with one count of simple assault in the 2 a.m. incident on the 500 block of East Market Street, local police said.
Four adults had left the bar before an argument broke out, police said, leading to a physical fight between Dekenipp and another man.
Smith subsequently joined in the altercation and slashed Dekenipp with a knife, before Dekenip…
