Crime & Safety
DC Firefighters Tackle Huge Blaze In Southeast (Photos)
A roaring inferno was brought under control "within minutes."
WASHINGTON, DC -- D.C. firefighters had their hands full with towering flames at a rowhome in Southeast Thursday morning, but they were able to bring it under control quickly.
Firefighters arrived in the 700 block of 51st Street SE to find a roaring inferno, photos of which are embedded below.
Within minutes, the fire was extinguished, D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted.
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This is the sight that #DCsBravest encountered when they arrived in the 700 block of 51st St SE. Within minutes, the fire was being extinguished. pic.twitter.com/e9BbwFUHiG
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) November 8, 2018
Image of the 700 block of 51st Street SE via Google Maps
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