Apartment Fire Extinguished East Of Fairfax City On Saturday Night

FAIRFAX, VA — Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units extinguished an apartment fire early Saturday evening at Fairfax City's eastern border, according to a post on the department's official Twitter account.

Fire crews were on the scene of the fire around 5:55 p.m., in the 3900 block of Persimmon Drive, according the tweet. Arriving units observed fire showing from the first floor of a three-story garden apartment.

The fire was extinguished and no injuries were reported, according to a 7:48 p.m. Twitter post. Fire investigators remained on the scene to determine the cause of the blaze.