(Updated at 4 p.m.) Arlington County firefighters are battling a house fire in Lyon Village.
The fire was reported around 3:15 p.m. on the 1700 block of N. Edgewood Street.
As of 3:35 p.m. light smoke was still coming from the house’s roof as firefighters were cutting a hole in the roof with a chainsaw and dousing the upper floor with water.
Af of 3:45 p.m. it appeared that the fire had been extinguished. So far no injuries have been reported, and all the house’s occupants evacuated safely.
On account of the warm weather, the fire department was careful to ensure that firefighters were given plenty of water and time to cool off after battling the flames.
This is the second house fire in the Lyon Village neighborhood in the past month.
— Arlington Fire (@ACFDPIO) July 31, 2017
#BREAKING Photos from the scene at the house fire near 18th St N and Edgewood. pic.twitter.com/R6G4h7eha3
— Arlington Fire (@ACFDPIO) July 31, 2017