A firefighter was injured while battling a fire that broke out along the roof of an apartment building in Alexandria, Virginia, officials say. No residents were reported injured, and crews extinguished the flames after the blaze took hold above two top-floor units.
Firefighters responded to the 300 block of South Pickett Street, according to the Alexandria Fire Department, as reported by Daily Voice. The fire started on the roof above two top-floor apartments.
One firefighter suffered an injury during the response, though officials have not disclosed its extent or how it happened, the outlet's report notes. No civilians were hurt in the fire, which has since been put out.
Overhaul Operations and an Ongoing Investigation
Once the flames were knocked down, crews conducted overhaul operations at the scene, working to ensure the fire was fully extinguished and checking for hidden hot spots. Photos of the response were shared by Alexandria Fire and EMS, according to Daily Voice's account of the incident.
The cause of the fire is being investigated. Officials said additional information would be released once that investigation is complete, Daily Voice reported.
A Separate Alexandria High-Rise Fire Also Reported
Separately, dcnewsnow.com reported the same day on a fire at the Olympus apartment complex at 6301 Stevenson Ave., where two residents and three firefighters were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters at that 15-floor building found a well-advanced fire on the 12th floor, and a Mayday was declared for a disoriented firefighter who was quickly found and assisted, the station's report states. That fire was under control by 4 p.m., though significant smoke continued moving through the building, according to the same account. It is not clear from available reporting whether the Olympus incident and the South Pickett Street fire are connected.
Other Recent Virginia Apartment Fires
Rooftop and high-rise apartment fires have cropped up elsewhere in Northern Virginia in recent months. In Arlington, a high-rise apartment fire in August sent one occupant and one firefighter to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, with three people evaluated for possible smoke inhalation, according to WJLA. That fire was contained to a seventh-floor apartment and extinguished quickly, the station reported.
Another Alexandria apartment fire, in the 400 block of N Armistead Street, broke out around 3:20 p.m. and significantly damaged three separate levels of the building, displacing 10 units that housed close to 30 people, per dcnewsnow.com's earlier reporting. Firefighters in that case got the blaze under control within 15 to 20 minutes of arriving, and the fire ultimately displaced 11 families.
