FCFRD News Blog : Centreville House Fire Displaces One

Reston VA

06 January, 2022

11:25 AM

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Press release from the FCFRD News Blog: January 5, 2022 On Tuesday, January 4, at approximately 7:33 p.m., units from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue were dispatched for a reported house fire in the 5600 block of Virginia Chase Drive in the Centreville area of Fairfax County. Units arrived on the scene of a two-story, single-family home with smoke coming from the basement. Crews quickly located a fire in the basement and extinguished it. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported. One occupant was home at the time of the fire. The occupant was using his sauna when he dropped a towel on top of heating element. He noticed that the towel was on fire and flames were traveling up the walls. The occupant called 9-1-1 and self-evacuated. Smoke alarms sounded after the fire was discovered. Fire Investigators determined that the fire was accidental in nature and started in the basement. The fire was caused by a towel being dropped on top of the sauna's heating element. One occupant was displaced because of the fire. Red Cross assistance was offered and declined. Damages as a result of the fire were approximately $37,500. This press release was produced by the FCFRD News Blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.