Crime & Safety
1 Injured In Rose Hill Apartment Fire
A fire on a stove top sent a resident to the burn center, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
ROSE HILL, VA — A resident was injured in a fire at a Rose Hill apartment Wednesday, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
Units had responded to the 4900 block of Celtic Drive around 8:19 p.m. Crews found light smoke coming from the building and located the fire in the kitchen. The resident had been cooking when the blaze started. The resident went to the burn center with non-life-threatening injuries. There were no reported firefighter injuries.
Investigators determined the fire's cause to be a flash fire on the stove top. Damages were estimated to be $4,000.
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The Alexandria Fire Department assisted with the response.
UPDATE re apartment fire in Franconia. Corrected address is 4900 block of Celtic Drive. Fire in the kitchen. Fire is out. One adult occupant going to hospital for evaluation. Fire Investigators on scene to determine cause of fire. Majority of units returning to service. #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/qLyHJCr6V0
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 26, 2021
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