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'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Leesburg House Fire: Officials 'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Leesburg House Fire: Officials
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Leesburg 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…

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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…

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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. …

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by Zak Failla