Crime & Safety

UPDATE: One Victim in Falls Church Fire Identified

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue haven't identified the second victim.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue identified one of the two victims in Wednesday’s fire in Falls Church as Laura Jeanne Snyder-Gardner, 48, of 3103 Manor Dr. A spokeswoman at Gallaudet University confirmed Gardner was a staff member at the school.

The identity of the second victim, a female, is still being determined. Firefighters were called to the home in the 3100 block of Manor Rd. around 3:20 a.m. Wednesday. The entire single-level ranch-style home was completely engulfed when crews arrived. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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