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Multiple Apartments Damaged by Fast-Moving Fire

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February 05, 2020 | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC FIRE AND EMS, Correspondent
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Washington, DC - A fire on the third floor of a Deanwood neighborhood apartment building left 14 people displaced on February 5th. A Box Alarm was dispatched shortly after 5:30 P.M. for the report of smoke at 4107 Gault Place NE, a three-story occupied apartment building. First arriving units reported smoke showing, and began to search for the source. Fire was found burning in the flooring below a furnace in a top floor unit, and beginning to spread beyond. This prompted command to order a Working Fire Dispatch. Firefighters quickly opened up the floor and ceiling, allowing them to contain and extinguish the hidden flames before they could spread further. There was fire damage to two apartments, and considerable water damage to apartments below due to a broken water pipe as a result of the fire. There were no injuries, and the cause of the fire appears to be accidental in nature.

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DC FIRE AND EMSCorrespondent

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