District of Columbia Fire News

In a post on the X platform just before 1 a.m. Sunday, the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were responding to an active fire at a two-story semi-detached home.

A cat was rescued from the home and was taken by animal control for an unspecified injury. One firefighter was hospitalized for a non-life-threatening injury.

In a post to the X platform shortly before 3 p.m., crews responded to reports of smoke coming from a three-story home in the 1300 block of S St. NW.

A woman died from her injuries, and two firefighters were hurt after a Friday night house fire in Southeast DC, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department.

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In a post to the X platform at 6 p.m. Saturday, crews responded to reports of a fire in the woods on Capital Crescent Trail off of Canal Rd. NW at mile-marker 8.

One person required medical evaluation, and a cat needed to be rescued after DC fire and emergency crews responded to a fire in a Southeast apartment building.

In a post on X just minutes after 4 a.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were responding to a fire in the 300 block of Douglas Street NE.

Crews were called to the accidental fire on the 300 Block of Livingston Terrace, Southeast, late Tuesday evening. The fire was put out shortly after.