Crime & Safety
Firefighters Extinguish Reston House Fire That Leaves 5 Occupants Displaced
Fairfax County firefighters extinguished a fire Wednesday that had started on the porch and spread to the second floor of a Herndon home.
HERNDON, VA — Five people who were displaced by a Wednesday night house fire in the Franklin Farms area are receiving assistance from the Red Cross, according to a post on the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department's official Twitter account.
Fire units responded for the report of a fire in the 3200 block of Autumn Hill Court in Herndon, according to a 6:24 p.m. Twitter post. Firefighters worked to extinguish a porch fire the had extended to the home's second floor. The fire was reported out at 7:08 p.m.
Five occupants were able to safely exist the home, although they have been displaced by the fire. No injuries were reported.
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UPDATE: Fire is out. Five occupants safe. No reported injuries at this time. @RedCross assisting occupants. Several units returning to service. #FCFRD https://t.co/5nMr0HFWpO
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) December 23, 2021
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