Crime & Safety

Fire Found In 4th Floor Of Fair Oaks Apartment Building: Report

Fairfax County fire and rescue units were on the scene late Monday afternoon of a fire in a Fair Oaks apartment building.

Fairfax County Fire & Rescue units were on the scene late Monday afternoon of an apartment fire in the 12200 block of Pender Creek Circle in Fair Oaks area​.
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue units were on the scene late Monday afternoon of an apartment fire in the 12200 block of Pender Creek Circle in Fair Oaks area​. (Michael O'Connell/Patch)

FAIR OAKS, VA — A fire in fourth-floor apartment in Fair Oaks was reported out late Monday afternoon, according to a post on the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Service's official Twitter account.

Units were on the scene around 3:24 p.m., for the report of an apartment fire in the 12200 block of Pender Creek Circle in Fair Oaks area of the county, according to the tweet. The first units on the scene found smoke in a fourth-floor apartment and the fire was extinguished.

No injuries were reported and most units had returned to service, according to FCFRS. Fire investigators remained on the scene to determine the cause of the fire and the extent of damage.

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A fire inside a fourth-floor in the12200 block of Pender Creek Circle in Fair Oaks area was extinguished late Monday afternoon. (Google Maps)

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