FCFRD News Blog : Electrical Event Cause Of Springfield House Fire

Press release from the FCFRD News Blog:

November 19, 2021

On Thursday, November 18, at approximately 1:57 p.m., units were dispatched for a report of a shed fire that was spreading to the adjacent home, in the 7400 block of Floyd Avenue in the Springfield section of Fairfax County.

Units arrived on the scene of a two-story, single-family home with heavy fire evident on one side of the house. Crews worked quickly to extinguish the shed fire. Simultaneously, additional crews rapidly extinguished fire that had spread to the attic. The fire was contained to the shed and attic. There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries.

One occupant was home at the time of the fire. The occupant heard an explosion outside. Upon investigation, he observed the woodshed and a portion of the exterior of the house on fire. The occupant self-evacuated and called 9-1-1. Smoke alarms were present but did not activate due to the location of the fire.

Fire Investigators determined that the fire was accidental in nature and started in the detached shed. The cause of the fire was an electrical event within the electric panel located in the shed.

Three occupants were displaced because of the fire. Red Cross assistance was offered and declined. Damages as a result of the fire were approximately $93,750.

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