(Updated at 7:30 p.m.) Arlington and Fairfax firefighters responded tonight (Wednesday) to a fire at a mid-rise apartment building along Columbia Pike.
The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. at The Shell apartments at 870 S. Greenbrier Street.
A small fire was reported in an apartment on the fourth floor and was controlled by sprinklers, according to the Arlington County Fire Department. While the fire itself did not cause much damage, water from the sprinklers has caused flooding in a number of apartments.
The Full Circle Montessori pre-school in the building also reportedly has some water damage, though the extent of the damage is thus far unclear.
Fire commanders have requested that the Red Cross respond to the scene to assist at least more than a dozen residents who will be displaced — right before the Thanksgiving holiday.
#FinalUpdate All units in service. @FallsChurchVFD Light & Air unit assisting with clean up. @RedCrossNCR assisting 11 adults & 6 kids displaced by fire and ensuing water damage.
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) November 22, 2018
The Shell was built and is managed by nonprofit affordable housing developer AHC Inc. It was completed in 2015.
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