(Updated at 2:10 p.m.) Firefighters from Arlington, Alexandria and elsewhere battled a house fire in the Lyon Park neighborhood Tuesday night.
The fire was first reported around 8 p.m., near the bike trail at the intersection of N. Edgewood Street and 1st Road N. A tipster tells ARLnow they saw a column of smoke and fire trucks racing down Washington Blvd, en route to the scene.
“Crews arrived on scene locating fire to the rear of the structure,” the Arlington County Fire Department said via social media. “Crews are still actively engaged in fire suppression operations on the interior.”
A support crew from the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Department was also called to the scene.
After a protracted firefighting effort involving 70 firefighters, the flames were finally reported out at 10:20 p.m. Two firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Arlington County Fire Department.
#Final : Fire is out. Crews remaining on scene are conducting overhaul operations. There were 2 FF’s injured, they were transported with non-life threatening injuries. 0 civ injuries. Cause and origin under investigation. Over 20 apparatus and 70 FF’s responded to the scene.
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) July 7, 2021
The cause of the fire was grilling too close to the house, ACFD announced Wednesday morning, reminding residents to keep grills away from the sides of homes. The blaze caused more than $350,000 in damage.
The ACFD Fire Prevention Office would like to remind everyone about the importance of keeping open cooking flames at least 10 feet from any combustible construction.
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) July 7, 2021
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