FCFRD News Blog : Spontaneous Combustion Of Home Improvement Materials Cause Of Vienna House Fire

Annandale VA

18 April, 2022

2:42 PM

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Press release from the FCFRD News Blog: April 18, 2022 On Saturday, April 16, at approximately 4:28 a.m., units from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Fairfax Fire Department were dispatched for a reported house fire in the 100 block of Park Street in the Town of Vienna. Units arrived on the scene of a two-story, single-family home with fire visible from the second-floor windows. A second alarm was requested due to volume of fire and unknown number, and status, of occupants. Crews located one occupant and assisted him in evacuating. A combination of an initial exterior attack on the fire, which quickly transitioned to an interior attack, brought the fire under control. One occupant was transported to hospital for a check-up. There were no reported firefighter injuries. One occupant was home at the time of the fire. The occupant was awakened and assisted with evacuating the structure by fire department personnel. The smoke alarms sounded but the occupant could not hear them. Fire Investigators determined the fire started on the second floor. The fire was caused by spontaneous combustion of home improvement materials such as sawdust, floor stain cans and rags. One occupant was displaced because of the fire. Red Cross assistance was offered and declined. Damages as a result of the fire were approximately $513,500. This press release was produced by the FCFRD News Blog. The views expressed here are the author's own.