UPDATE: Seven Occupants of Three Homes Displaced by Thursday Fire

UPDATE, Friday:

Here is a complete report of the large fire that engulfed three homes on Beechcliff Drive on Thursday.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at approximately 3:20 p.m., in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 3375 Beechcliff Dr.

Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the second and top floor of a three-story townhouse upon arrival. Despite the heavy fire, firefighters conducted an aggressive interior fire attack. Firefighters transitioned to an exterior attack when the upper floors of the structure started to collapse.

It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to bring the fire under control. Additionally, there was moderate damage to the unit at 3371 Beechcliff and minor damage to unit 3377. A total of seven occupants were displaced from the three townhouses.

Red Cross support was provided to the occupants at 3371. All other occupants declined Red Cross support. One adult male received injuries from the fire; however, refused transport to a medical facility. One firefighter was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Damage is estimated at $400,000 for unit 3375 and $60,000 for unit 3371.

According to fire investigators, the fire is under investigation.

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PHOTOS: Patch reader Patricia Clarke via Twitter; Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

A fire that broke out at a town home community, at 3510 Holly Hill Road in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Thursday afternoon sent a resident and a firefighter to the hospital, according to a report by NBC-4.

Firefighters are reportedly still on the scene investigating the cause of the fire; more than 70 responded to the fire.

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