A family safely got out after the attic of their home in the Country Club Hills neighborhood caught fire this morning.
Firefighters were first dispatched to the house on the 4600 block of 35th Street N. around 9:15 a.m. to investigate a burning light fixture and a haze on the second floor, according to scanner traffic. Arriving units reported smoke coming from the roof and asked for the call to be upgraded and additional resources to be dispatched.
Large holes were cut in the roof as firefighters battled the blaze from above and below. No injuries were reported.
“Units made an aggressive attack and quickly extinguished the fire,” the Arlington County Fire Department said on social media. “Fire marshals are on scene investigating the origin and cause of the fire. Red Cross is assisting the displaced occupants.”
