Crime & Safety
Elderly Couple Rescued From Fire At Alexandria Home
BREAKING: Multiple people were burned in a fire at an Alexandria home, according to dispatch reports.
(Updated 2:45 p.m.) ALEXANDRIA, VA—Firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire at an Alexandria apartment at 3328 Valley Drive.
According to Fox5DC, a worker rescued an elderly couple from the fire. Multiple people suffered burns from the fire, and the three were taken to the hospital.
The Alexandria Fire Department was alerted to the fire around 11 a.m. and requested assistance from the Arlington County Fire Department and additional medics. Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke showing from the attic.
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Witness took video of flames pouring from top windows in Valley Dr fire - 3 in hospital after worker went in to save elderly couple @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/2ZhMkf4zl5
— Anjali Hemphill (@AnjaliHemphill) August 11, 2017
The residents will be receiving Red Cross assistance. Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of the fire. Stay with Patch for more updates on this breaking news story.
Photos from the second alarm structure fire, in Alexandria, on Valley Dr. pic.twitter.com/Kzo83NJz2c
— LincolnACFD (@LincolnACFD) August 11, 2017
On scene at Valley Drive. pic.twitter.com/K4bqQixRSn
— AFD Response (@AFDResponse) August 11, 2017
Image via Alexandria Fire Department Response Twitter
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