Fire at Wells Fargo Bank Is Under Investigation

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The Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department is investigating the cause of a blaze Thursday that damaged a Wells Fargo bank in the Falls Church area.

Responding at about 1:30 p.m., fire and rescue units encountered heavy smoke coming from the front entrance of the bank, at 2903 Gallows Road, according to a fire department statement. They quickly extinguished the fire, which caused about $100,000 in damage to the bank, housed in an end unit in a strip shopping center.

One of the bank’s six employees had smelled smoke and called 911, the fire department said. An employee was treated at the scene by paramedics, but was not taken to a hospital. There were no other injuries.

The bank is west of the Beltway and several blocks south of Lee Highway (Route 29). According to investigators, the fire started in a secure ATM room near the front entrance.