1 Injured In Single-Family Home Fire In Falls Church

FALLS CHURCH, VA — Firefighters responded to a blaze at a single-family home that injured one in Falls Church Monday.

Arlington and Fairfax County units responded to the 400 block of South Oak Street around 11:45 a.m. One person was taken to the hospital after self evacuating, according to Falls Church spokesperson Susan Finarelli. The resident has non-life-threatening injuries.

The fire has been contained, and there is no danger to the neighborhood or the nearby Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Damages were estimated to be $150,000.

City of Falls Church Fire Official Henry Lane said the cause was likely a space heater plugged into an electrical power strip. In light of the fire, Lane urges residents to plug space heaters directly into an outlet, not a power strip.

The fire caused lane closures around South Oak Street south of West Broad Street Monday. Parents and visitors to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School were asked to use the school's rear entrance.