A two-alarm fire scorched the top floor of a small office building in Virginia Square tonight (Tuesday).
A passerby called 911 just after 7:45 p.m. to report flames and smoke coming from the building at 933 N. Kenmore Street. The blaze was extinguished thanks to an “aggressive attack” by firefighters, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokesman Capt. Ben O’Bryant, but not before causing “heavy fire damage on the fourth floor.”
Smoke and water damage was also reported on the third and second floors. No injuries were reported. The Fire Marshal’s Office is now investigating the cause.
The office, across from the George Mason University Arlington campus, houses a number of small businesses, including an insurance agent and a massage therapy center. A web search found two businesses on the fourth floor of the building: an immigration law office and long-time conservative political magazine The American Spectator.
More photos and video via social media below, after the jump.
Map via Google Maps. Video courtesy Arash Tafakor.
Pics of Kenmore St fire. pic.twitter.com/5U2BGWrQp1
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
Early video of Kenmore St pic.twitter.com/XgK8s9THhC
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
More pics of Kenmore St pic.twitter.com/CKjhQceHDC
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
Never enough ladders. pic.twitter.com/eflTCsy7hB
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
#Update: Crews arrived to heavy fire on the 4th floor of a mid-rise. Fire is now out. No injuries to any occupants or firefighters. Fire Marshals will be investigating to cause. pic.twitter.com/DSsdnsVR6Z
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
Even after the fire is out, the work is not done. Firefighters must clean and decon all their gear. This is to try to reduce the chances of Cancer. #Hazmat #Health #Safety pic.twitter.com/UoIUebbSdJ
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) March 14, 2018
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