Candle Starts Fire In West Springfield Home: Fire Department

Burke VA

20 May, 2021

12:35 PM

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WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA — An unattended candle was determined to be the cause of a townhouse fire in West Springfield on Friday, May 14, according to Fairfax County and Rescue. Units had responded to the 6000 block of Selwood Place around 9:19 a.m. Fire was visible from the second floor of the two-story middle unit home. Two residents had been home when the fire occurred. One resident had discovered the fire in a bedroom, and both evacuated before calling 911. No one was injured. Smoke alarms activated after the fire was found. Investigators confirmed the fire started in a bedroom by an unattended lit candle. Damages were estimated to be $125,000. Three residents were displaced but declined Red Cross assistance.