Crime & Safety
Fire at D.C. Construction Site Under Control
The fire was reported in the 600 block of Mass Ave.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A fire in the elevator shaft of a building in the 600 block of Mass Ave. Northwest has been brought under control, DC Fire EMS wrote on Twitter.
Great & fast work by @dcfireems doesn't help solve terrible traffic caused by building fire in 600 blk Mass Ave NW pic.twitter.com/4H2lTCbi1L
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 19, 2016
The building was under construction.
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Breaking: high rise fire in nw DC mass and 6th @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/kFTM20qIBm
— Van Applegate (@VBagate) April 19, 2016
Traffic advisory, the blg next door is on fire (at @georgetownscs in Washington, DC) https://t.co/QCGBCWwecj pic.twitter.com/i4bT1AeVVX
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Fire at a DC construction site #chinatown #mtveronon pic.twitter.com/ydZH1LMoOs
— Stephen (@Stuck_inDC) April 19, 2016
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