Tag: fires
Fire damages Woodson HS admin building
Firefighters spent about five hours on the Woodson High School campus Saturday night controlling a fire on the roof of an administrative building adjacent to the school. The fire did not spread to the main building of the high school, at 9525 Main St., Fairfax. When fire units arrived at about 3 a.m., they believed … Continued
Unattended cooking pot causes condo fire
An unattended cooking pot caused a fire in a unit on the eighth floor of the Woodlake Towers Condominium in the 3100 block of S. Manchester Street in Bailey’s Crossroads Dec. 9. According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, a tenant had been warming a pot of cooking oil shortly before 1 p.m. … Continued
Fire at Bailey’s Crossroads house started in the chimney
Damages caused by a fire on Lacy Boulevard. [FCFRD] A fire at a house in the 3700 block of Lacy Boulevard in Bailey’s Crossroads on Dec. 8 started in the chimney, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units arrived at the two-story, single-family home at 10:45 p.m., they found a fire … Continued
Unattended candle causes house fire
Fire damages a living room in a home just west of Annandale. [FCFRD] A house fire in the 4000 block Doveville Lane in the Wakefield area was caused by an unattended candle, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.
Unattended pot on a stove causes house fire
House fire started in the kitchen. [FCFRD] A house fire in the 3200 block of Nealon Drive in the Falls Church area of Mason District Nov. 30 was caused by the ignition of cooking oil from an unattended pan left on the stove, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units from … Continued
Annandale house fire caused by fire pit ashes
Ashes should be storedin a metal bucket. [Zeny] A fire Sept. 28 in the 4000 block of Ossian Hall Lane in the Wakefield Chapel area of Annandale was caused by improperly discarded fire pit ashes, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire started at about 3:30 p.m. in the garage of a … Continued
Fire damages furniture store in Springfield area
Damaged goods from a furniture store in the Springfield area. [Fairfax County Fire Department] A fire damaged a furniture store in the 5500 block of General Washington Way in the Springfield area of Mason District, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire was caused by the combustion of accumulated sawdust from a … Continued
Lightning causes house fire in Falls Church area
Updated Sept. 4: The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department put out a two-alarm fire Sept. 1 in the 3400 block of Upside Court in the Falls Church area of Mason District. Fire investigators determined the fire started in the basement utility room and was caused by a lightning strike.
Seven Corners house fire started in the attic
Residents were out of town when their house caught fire. [Debi Gerard] A fire at a single-family home in the 6100 block of Munson Hill Road in Seven Corners was caused by “an unspecified electrical event involving household wiring” in the attic, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports.
Fire damages house near Roundtree Park
A fire started outside this house in the Falls Church area. [FCFRD] A couple and their child were forced to evacuate after they discovered a fire at their home on Ted Drive in the Falls Church area of Mason District on May 23, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. Firefighters from the Fairfax … Continued
Fire damages Annandale store
Fairfax County firefighters extinguished a fire March 29 at the Dollar Plus store at 7875 Heritage Drive in Heritage Mall in Annandale. Some smoke, but no fire, spread to nearby stores. There were no injuries.
Fire damages Broyhill Crest home
A house fire started in the attic of this Annandale home. [Photos by FCFRD] A fire damaged a house in the 7400 block of Valleycrest Boulevard in Annandale March 29, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When firefighters arrived shortly after 6:30 a.m., fire was showing from the roof of the one-story, single-family … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads house fire caused by improperly disposed ashes
Lt. Javier Santa Gadea of the Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Station demonstrates how to properly dispose of fireplace ashes in a video. [FCFRD] A house fire in the 5900 block of Colfax Avenue in Bailey’s Crossroads on Jan. 27 was started in the garage and was caused by improperly discarded woodstove ashes, the Fairfax County … Continued
Woman dies in house fire
Susy Soliz [GoFundMe] Updated Nov. 20: A house fire at 3229 Alice Court in the Broyhill Park neighborhood in Mason District claimed the life of daycare provider Susy Soliz. The fire started at about 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 18, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. It was started by an electrical malfunction within a multiplug … Continued
Annandale house fire caused by unattended candle
A house fire on Nov. 14 in the 3700 block of Ridge Road in the Columbia Pines neighborhood in Annandale was caused by an unattended lit candle in a bedroom, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units arrived at 2:45 p.m., fire was showing from the roof of the one-story single-family … Continued