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Candle Starts Fire In West Springfield Home: Fire Department

No one was injured in a fire at a townhouse last week, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

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An unattended candle in a bedroom was the cause of a West Springfield fire on Friday. May 14, according to the fire department.
An unattended candle in a bedroom was the cause of a West Springfield fire on Friday. May 14, according to the fire department. (Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department )

WEST SPRINGFIELD, VA — An unattended candle was determined to be the cause of a townhouse fire in West Springfield on Friday, May 14, according to Fairfax County and Rescue.

Units had responded to the 6000 block of Selwood Place around 9:19 a.m. Fire was visible from the second floor of the two-story middle unit home. Two residents had been home when the fire occurred. One resident had discovered the fire in a bedroom, and both evacuated before calling 911. No one was injured.

Smoke alarms activated after the fire was found. Investigators confirmed the fire started in a bedroom by an unattended lit candle.

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Damages were estimated to be $125,000. Three residents were displaced but declined Red Cross assistance.


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