Firefighters Extinguish Herndon Van Fire, Discover Hazmat Leak

HERNDON, VA — Hazmat personnel from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched Thursday night to Old Town Herndon to assist in the cleanup of a spill caused by a small refrigerant leak.

Fire units responded around 9:01 p.m., to the intersection of Spring and Elden streets in Herndon for the report of a vehicle on fire. They found a fire inside a van, according to public information officer William Delaney with FCFRD.

After extinguishing the fire, crews discovered a leak in a small tank of refrigerant and requested assistance from the Hazmat team, which mitigated the leak, according to Delaney. The leak posed a very minimal risk to the community, he said.

No injuries were reported to members of the public or fire personnel. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.