Cat perishes in Falls Church fire

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A single-family home
at 3040 Holmes Run Road in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County was totally
destroyed in a fire on Feb. 24, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
reports. 

A cat perished in the fire and one resident who was home at the time escaped
unharmed.

When firefighters
arrived at approximately 11 a.m., they encountered heavy smoke and fire coming
from the rear deck and roof of the two-story home. The home contained an
overwhelming amount of household items and other combustibles making it
challenging for firefighters to extinguish the deep-seated fire. It took more
than an hour to bring the fire under control.