Tag: fires
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
Bailey’s Crossroads fire started with power strip
An electrical malfunction in a power strip caused a house fire in the 5700 block of Scoville Street in Bailey’s Crossroads at about 7 a.m. on Nov. 12, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When units from the Fairfax County, Arlington, and Alexandria fire departments arrived, the fire had spread from the living … Continued
Edsall Park Swim Club seeks community donations after pool house gutted by fire
Edsall Park pool engulfed in flames. The board of directors of the Edsall Park Swim Club is seeking donations from the community to help the board rebuild the pool house after it was destroyed by a fire on Oct. 19. The pool is in the Springfield area of Mason District. The pool house, which contains … Continued
Fire at Seven Corners high rise caused by electrical issue
Firefighters put out fire at Seven Corners condo. [FCFRD] A fire at the Woodlake Tower Condominium in Seven Corners on Oct. 31 was caused by an overloaded multi-plug adapter in the dining room, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire affected a unit on the third floor of a 10-story building in … Continued
Fire at Bailey’s Crossroads house started in attic
Firefighters at work on David Lane. [FCFRD] A fire in a house in the 4000 block of David Lane in Bailey’s Crossroads was started by an “electrical event involving household wiring” in the attic, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. When fire units from Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax County arrived, shortly before 3 … Continued
Sprinklers save man from fire caused by smoking in bed
A resident of an apartment in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in the Skyline area of Bailey’s Crossroads woke up shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 30 with a fire next to his bed, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. A sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire before firefighters … Continued
Bailey’s Crossroads resident dies in house fire
Arnet Street in Bailey’s Crossroads.n A house fire in the 5800 block of Arnet Street in Bailey’s Crossroads on Aug. 16 resulted in the death of an occupant, the Fairfax County Fire Department reports. When units from Arlington and Alexandria, as well as Fairfax County, arrived on the scene shortly after 1 a.m., smoke was … Continued
Hoverboard causes house fire in Seven Corners
The burned hoverboard. [FCFRD] A house fire in the 2900 block of Meadow Lane in Seven Corners on Aug. 9 was caused by a hoverboard that ignited while being charged, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. One occupant of the single-family home was transported to the hospital with minor injuries sustained when he … Continued
Fire at Bailey’s Crossroads high rise
An apartment fire in the 3700 block of S. George Mason Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads on July 14 was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department reports. The fire started on a couch in the living room of an apartment on the 16th floor of a 26-story building at … Continued
Annandale resident seriously injured in fire
Firefighters respond to fire on Airlie Way. [FCFRD] The resident of a home in the 4500 block of Airlie Way in Annandale was seriously injured in a townhouse fire Sunday evening. She was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Fairfax County Fire Department reports. One of the four other occupants was alerted to … Continued