(Updated at 1 p.m.) Arlington County firefighters are on scene of a house fire on S. Oak Street in the City of Falls Church.
Fire and smoke could be seen coming from both floors of a two-story house on the 400 block of S. Oak Street, near Thomas Jefferson Elementary.
A woman fled the home prior to firefighters arriving. She is being transported via ambulance to a local hospital, according to scanner traffic.
As of 12:45 p.m., the bulk of the fire had been extinguished, though firefighters were still looking for hotspots.
More from the City of Falls Church:
At around 11:45 a.m. this morning, Arlington County Fire and the City of Falls Church Police Departments responded to a single-family house structure fire located on the 400 block of S Oak St. One person self-evacuated from the house and has been transported to a local hospital. Their condition is not known at this time.
The fire has been contained and there is no danger to the public. Expect continued lane closures around S Oak St. near West Broad St. and Seaton Ave. Parents and visitors to Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are asked to use the rear entrance of the school until further notice (the building is not in danger). The City of Falls Church Fire Official is on scene.
Arlington provides firefighting services to Falls Church under contract.
#Breaking: Units are on scene in the 400 blk of S Oak St in Falls Church with Fire showing from a single family house. Expect a large FD response pic.twitter.com/YiwOKj00Sj
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) February 10, 2020
#Update: The bulk of the fire has been extinguished, crews are completing overhaul and cooling hotspots. One patient was removed from the house prior to FD arrival and transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries pic.twitter.com/FKgfE4Momr
— Arlington Fire (@ArlingtonVaFD) February 10, 2020
Update on house fire near TJ. The house in question is approximately one block north of TJ, across the street from the TJ soccer field. There is no threat to TJ property or kids. TJ students will remain inside, which they would anyway due to the rain. 1/2
— Falls Church City Schools (@FCCPS) February 10, 2020