Category: Fires
Fire damages home in Annandale
A fire damaged a home in the 8400 block of Briar Creek Drive in the Wakefield area of Annandale Wednesday afternoon, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. All occupants got out safely; no one was injured.
Dog dies in house fire
A fire has totally destroyed a home in the 3200 block of Dashiell Road in the Falls Church area of Mason District. A deceased dog was found inside the home, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The man who lives there was transported to the hospital.
Smoke alarm saves Culmore residents
A fire in an apartment building in Culmore on Dec. 18 displaced five people, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. They were asleep when a smoke alarm went off at 1:30 a.m. They quickly evacuated their second-floor apartment in the 6000 block of Argyle Drive and called 911. Investigators determined the fire originated … Continued
Annandale resident lost everything in a fire
Kitty Dragonera wouldn’t be alive today if she hadn’t gotten up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom on Nov. 23. When she opened the bedroom door, she found the carpet and couch in the living room were on fire. By the time the smoke detector went off, flames were shooting up the walls. … Continued
Friend seeks help for Annandale fire victim
Deveri White has launched a fundraising drive to support her friend and coworker, Catherine “Kitty” Dragonera, who was injured in a fire at her apartment in Annandale in the early morning of Nov. 23.
Two hurt in Annandale apartment fire
Two people were injured in a three-alarm fire that started at about 2 a.m. on Nov. 23 in a garden-style apartment building in the 4900 block of Americana Drive in Annandale.
Annandale house fire started in garage
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department tackled a fire at a single-family house on the 4100 block of Wynnwood Drive in Annandale on Nov. 15.
Fires strike two homes in Bailey’s Crossroads
Fairfax County firefighters extinguished two fires in Bailey’s Crossroads on March 19. A fire at a home in the 5800 block of Colfax Avenue spread to all floors. All occupants were accounted for. At the same time, a kitchen fire was quickly put out at a high-rise in the 3700 block of George Mason Drive … Continued
Fire strikes Annandale home
A two-alarm fire heavily damaged a single-family home in the 4300 block of Ann Fitz Hugh Drive in the Wakefield area of Annandale in the early hours of March 18, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Initial callers said they heard an explosion and saw a house on fire. No one was home … Continued
Woman dies in Annandale house fire
A house fire in Annandale on Jan. 20 claimed the life of a female resident, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Fire units responded to a fire in the 8200 block of Mockingbird Drive shortly before 11:30 p.m. When they arrived, they found heavy fire on the roof of a two-story, single-family home. … Continued
Two-alarm fire engulfs Annandale home
A fire engulfed a single-family home in the 4800 block of Bradford Drive in Annandale during the early morning of Jan. 12. According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, the house was unoccupied. There were no injuries.
Bailey’s Crossroads explosion was caused by degraded power lines
A fire and explosion at a shopping center in Bailey’s Crossroads last month was accidental, investigators with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department determined. Fire Department crews arrived at about 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 for a report of smoke at Build America Plaza in the 3800 block of S. George Mason Drive in … Continued
House fire reported in Annandale
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department put out a fire this evening at a single-family house in the 4000 block of Woodland Road in Annandale. The fire was focused in the basement and first floor. There were no injuries.
Fire erupts in Annandale apartment
Updated July 20: Multiple people were rescued via ladders from a burning building today at Fairmont Gardens in the 4200 block of Wadsworth Court in Annandale, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire started on the first floor of a garden-style apartment shortly before 11 a.m. A resident of a neighboring building … Continued
Annandale house fire caused by arson
Investigators with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department ruled that a house fire in the 4900 block of Bristow Drive in Annandale on April 27 was deliberately set. Clinton James Hall, 27, was charged with arson. The fire was started on the porch of the three-story, single-family home shortly before 12 p.m. There were … Continued