2 Reston Residents Were Rescued Early Thursday From A Burning Apartment Building

RESTON, VA — Fairfax County firefighters used a ladder to rescue two residents from the top floor of a burning apartment building in Reston early Thursday morning, according to a post on the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue's official Twitter account.

Units responded around 1:18 a.m. for the report of a fire in the 2300 block of Freetown Court in Reston. Using a ground ladder, fire personnel helped two people escape from the top floor of the burning building in the Stonegate Village Apartment complex.

One of the victims was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. No fire personnel were reported injured.

The fire department's Twitter post included a video of the rescue.

This is a developing story that will be updated as more information becomes available.

At 1:18 a.m. this morning, #FCFRD responded to Two Alarm apartment fire in 2300 block of Freetown Ct. Reston. Two residents rescued from a top floor apartment using a ground ladder. One transported to hospital w/non-life-threatening injuries. No firefighter injuries. More later. pic.twitter.com/Vh9sCT9L9h
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) December 23, 2021