Crime & Safety
Cause Under Investigation For Burke Fire
No one was injured when a fire broke out on the exterior of a home on Thursday.

BURKE, VA — No one was injured in a Thursday fire at a Burke home, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
The fire happened around 2:17 p.m. Thursday in the 6300 block of Rockwell Road. A resident had observed smoke through a window and found the fire on the exterior of the home. The resident attempted to put out the fire with a garden house. Damages were estimated to be $28,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Units are on scene of a house fire in the 6300 block of Rockwell Rd in the Burke area. The fire is under control. No reported injuries. pic.twitter.com/vr6gn4pGQT
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) March 11, 2021
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