Crime & Safety
Blaze Starts In Vacant Burke Home: Fire Department
A neighbor discovered the fire through the vacant home's window.
BURKE, VA—Fairfax County Fire and Rescue tackled a fire at a vacant home in Burke Sunday, Nov. 11. No one was injured.
Around 7:20 a.m., firefighters responded to the 5200 block of Dunleigh Drive. Crews found the fire in the walls and ceiling of a second-floor building. The fire was quickly brought under control.
No one was in the home when the fire started, but a neighbor noticed it through a window and called 911. Smoke alarms did not activate because of the fire's location.
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Fire investigators determined an electrical event started the blaze in the attic space. Damages are estimated to be $55,000.
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