Resident Hospitalized After Annandale Townhouse Fire

Annandale VA

15 June, 2020

10:59 AM

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ANNANDALE, VA — A person was sent to the hospital during a fire in Annandale Sunday night, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Around 9:27 p.m., Fairfax County and Alexandria units responded to a townhouse in the 4500 block of Airlie Way. Units found fire visible from the second floor of the middle-unit home and received a report of a person trapped. Four residents were home when the fire broke out, and a resident unsuccessfully tried to rescue the trapped resident. Firefighters found and rescued the resident on the second floor. She was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. There were no reported injuries to firefighters. UPDATE-Resident Seriously Injured In Annandale Townhouse Fire. Firefighters quickly located the occupant on the second floor and removed her from the townhome and transported to a hospital w/life-threatening injuries. @AlexandriaVAFD assisted. More: https://t.co/QJkkdtiSDG #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/pqfZUYwtXo— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) June 15, 2020 The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Five people were displaced and accepted Red Cross assistance. The fire department estimated damages were around $20,000.