Crews respond to apartment fire in Northeast DC

Anna Chen

May 12, 2024 at 3:46 PM

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC Fire and EMS said crews responded to an apartment fire in Northeast.

According to a post on the X platform, the fire started inside an apartment located in the 600 block of Edgewood Street.

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The fire activated the sprinklers.

Firefighters extinguished the fire.

DC Fire and EMS said the fire was inside a unit and did not spread anywhere else.

Fire investigators were requested to find out how it started and to see if it will displace the tenants.

No injuries were reported.

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