Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews are on the scene of a fire that apparently started the garage of a townhouse in the 11800 block of Mediterranean Court in Reston.
Firefighters were called to the scene about 4:30 p.m. and were still working to get the last of the blaze under control in the two-car garage 30 minutes later.
There did not appear to be any injuries, firefighter said, adding they would have more details later.
A day after Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews saved a dog who fell through the ice at Reston’s Lake Thoreau, personnel were out on Lake Audubon practicing for more ice rescues.
Firefighters often conduct drills on the lake, particularly in the limited time the water is frozen each winter.
They also warn people and pets to stay off the ice so that rescue won’t be needed. The ice on Reston’s lakes rarely freezes solid enough to hold people (or in Wednesday’s case, a 75-lb. dog), Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said.
Fiefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Station 25 in Reston saved Angel, a Chow, when Angel fell through the ice on Lake Thoreau in Thursday morning.
Witnesses said the dog was about 10-15 feet from the shore off of Turtle Pond Drive when the ice cracked and the dog fell in the lake.
Firefighters rushed to scene and dove into the icy water, where they brought Angel back to safety at about 8:45 a.m.
Video courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue’s Swift Water Rescue Team was called to a neighborhood on Lake Thoreau Wednesday morning to rescue Angel, a Chow who fell through the ice.
Witnesses said the dog was about 10-15 feet from the shore off of Turtle Pond Drive when the ice cracked and he fell in the lake.
Firefighters rushed to scene and dove into the icy water, where they brought Angel back to safety at about 8:45 a.m.
Reston Now will have video of the rescue shortly.
Photo: Swift Water Rescue Team hoses off after saving a dog who fell into Lake Thoreau.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials are still trying to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire at 11853 St. Trinains Court early Friday.
Fire and Rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt said the townhouse has been declared total loss, but investigators have not yet determined how the fire started.
Fire and Rescue crews were called to the townhouse in the Deepwood neighborhood shortly after 3 a.m. on Friday. About 60 firefighters went into action to put out the blaze.
A woman, the only person in the home at the time, self-evacuated from the fire. She was flown to Washington Hospital Center’s burn unit, where she remains.
(Updated with more details, Friday 1:45 p.m.
A woman suffered serious injuries when fire broke out in a Reston townhouse about 3:20 a.m. Friday morning.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called to 11853 St. Trinians Court in the Deepwood neighborhood. Fire was showing from all three levels of the middle-row townhouse. Firefighters issued a second alarm, and about 60 firefighters were at the scene battling the blaze.
Officials said the woman self-evacuated. She was the only person home at the time. She was flown to Washington Hospital Center’s burn unit.
Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire.
There was also a car that was vandalized near the house, which fronts to Glade Drive. An investigator said they were not yet sure if the car damage was related to the fire.
An 11,000-square-foot house was destroyed by fire early Monday morning in Great Falls, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue investigators said.
Units responded to the fire 151 River Park Lane about 1 a.m.
When they arrived, firefighters encountered a large one-story home fully involved with fire. The home is located in a non-hydrant area of Great Falls, and fireighters called for additional tankers and resources. It took units several hours to bring the fire under control, fire officials said.
The six-bedroom, 8.5-bath home was for sale and not occupied. One firefighter was transported for a non-life threatening injury.
The home is a complete loss and the fire is under investigation.
Photo courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
A resident of Lake Anne Fellowship House has died after he suffered second-degree burns over 58 percent of his body in a kitchen fire Monday.
Fairfax County Police and Fire Rescue crews were called to the elderly housing community at 11450 North Shore Drive about 5 p.m. on Monday.
A maintenance man at Fellowship House responded to a smoke alarm at one of the apartments. Upon entry, he found the resident, a 77-year-old man, lying on the kitchen floor on fire, police said.
The fire was quickly extinguished with blankets and 911 was called. The police helicopter, Fairfax 1, flew the patient to the Medstar Washington Hospital Center’s burn unit.
The patient was able to make a statement that while cooking, he caught himself on fire. The man died just before midnight.
An elderly man suffered second-degree burns in a kitchen accident in Reston on Monday night, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said.
The 77-year-old was taken by medical helicopter to Medstar Washington Hospital Center with life-threatening injuries, said fire rescue spokesman Lt. Dan Schmidt.
Fire and Rescue officials are not releasing the location of the incident to protect the privacy of the victim, said Schmidt.
A Go Fund Me account has been set up by friends of the young couple badly injured in a fire at their Purple Sage Court townhouse on Tuesday.
Liz and Tyler — friends asked that their last names not be used for privacy reasons — continue to recover at Medstar Washington Hospital Center.
The couple, unconscious from smoke inhalation, was carried from their second-floor bedroom by Fairfax County Fire and Rescue firefighters after fire broke out on the first floor of the townhouse about 6:30 a.m Tuesday.
Investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started. Friends say much of their household possessions and necessities were lost in the fire.
Liz and Tyler’s two dogs and two cats died in the fire. Firefighters were able to rescue a pet bird.
The couple will celebrate its first wedding anniversary on Oct. 24.
“They are two truly amazing, loving, caring, humorous (and so much more) individuals who did not deserve any of this,” wrote Stephanie Twombly, the friend who started the Go Fund Me account.
“They lived for their animals, and it is such a tragic loss,” she wrote. “Although I know that none of us can replace what was lost we can help them to rebuild their lives and try to overcome this great obstacle that has been placed in their way. “
Two Reston residents were badly injured when fire tore through their townhouse early Tuesday morning.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue was called to 12107 Purple Sage Court at 6:40 a.m. When they arrived, there were flames showing from the front of the townhouse, which sits in the middle of a row, said Battalion Chief Willie Bailey.
Firefighters rescued two adults, a man and a woman, from the blaze. The fire started on the first floor and caused $25,000 in damage, officials said. Smoke alarms did deploy.
Four pets — two dogs and two cats — did not survive, officials said.
The victims were taken by ambulance to Reston Hospital Center, then flown to Medstar Washington Hospital Center’s burn unit, Bailey said.
Francisco Ojeda, the couple’s direct neighbor, said he was awakened by the smell of smoke and the the noise from the fire trucks. He said there was no damage to his townhouse.
Officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.
Updated, 10:44 p.m. Monday to correct address of gas station.
A man reportedly set himself on fire at the Sunoco at 2150 Centreville Rd. in Herndon on Monday afternoon.
WJLA-TV reports the man, age 50, bought 56 cents worth of gas and then set himself on fire at the gas station near Kohl’s department store. More than a dozen witnesses tried to put the fire out, another witness said.
He was airlifted to Medstar Washington Hospital Center. The man had burns on 80 percent of his body and was pronounced dead at the hospital, reports WJLA.
The man has not been identified.
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Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said an improperly disposed cigarette caused a townhouse fire early Sunday on White Cornus Lane in Reston.
Units responded to the call at 2250 White Cornus about 3:25 a.m.
Firefighters encountered smoke fire coming from a second floor balcony of a three-story, middle townhouse. Firefighters conducted an aggressive fire attack and quickly brought the fire under control and kept the fire from spreading into the home.
Two adults and children were home when the fire broke out and escaped unharmed. There were no injuries.
Damage is estimated at $2,000.
Fire investigators said the fire was accidental. An improperly disposed cigarette into a flower pot on the balcony caused the fire.
Improperly discarded smoking materials were the cause of a fire on Monday that cause $1.25 million in damage to an apartment complex in unincorporated Herndon, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials said.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to the fire at a garden apartment building at 13842 Jefferson Park Dr. in unincorporated Herndon about 9:50 a.m on Monday.
Firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the top floor and attic of the four-story building, fire officials said.
The incident commander sounded a second alarm, which brought more than 60 firefighters to the scene. The fire was brought under control in about 20 minutes, fire-rescue said.
Eighteen occupants have been displaced and the American Red Cross is providing services.
Fire investigators said the accidental fire started when smoking materials were improperly discarded on a fourth-floor balcony.
Photos: Trevor James via Flickr
Firefighters rushed to the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station Wednesday morning after smoke was reported inside.
Fairfax County firefighters responded to the station about 11:10 a.m. and found a small fire in the electrical room of the station. It was extinguished within minutes and access to the station was not closed, a department spokesman said.
What started the fire was not immediately known.
