Firefighters rescued two residents from the top floor of an apartment building during a fire early this morning.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded around 1:18 a.m. to the 2300 block of Freetown Court in Reston and used a ladder to reach the residents.
One person was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Video showed a top-story unit engulfed in flames, showing nothing but the fire through a window.
Other details weren’t immediately 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
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