Crime & Safety
Treadmill Causes Massive Fire in Reston Neighborhood
Two people fled a house Wednesday morning after a treadmill started a fire in the sunroom of a house on Marginella Drive.
RESTON, VA — A treadmill was the cause of a blaze that caused massive damage to a house in Reston on Wednesday morning, authorities say.
Firefighters were dispatched to a report of a house fire in the 2200 block of Marginella Drive at around 8:38 a.m. on April 19, and found fire showing in the rear of a two-story single-family home, according to a report from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
"Firefighters went to work extinguishing a large volume of fire in the back of the home," the report states. "They were able to bring the fire under control approximately ten minutes after arrival."
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Upon further investigation, officials believe the fire started in the sunroom at the rear of the house due to a treadmill. Two occupants in the house at the time of the fire were able to escape and call 911.
Authorities estimate the damage to be about $237,466.
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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue has more photos of the blaze here.
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