A man is dead after a fire broke out at a senior housing complex in Southeast DC early Sunday morning, according to officials.
In a post on the X platform just after 7:45 a.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were responding to a fire at an apartment in the 2200 block of Savannah Street SE.
At the scene, firefighters reported finding flames coming from the first-floor apartment, with a man still inside.
Crews were able to put the fire under control; however, the man died from his injuries. Officials later confirmed that the deadly fire had taken place at the Robert L. Walker House, which primarily offers affordable senior housing.
DCFD spokesperson Vito Maggiolo told DC News Now that investigators determined the fire was accidental. No residents were displaced by the blaze.
As of Sunday afternoon, officials have not released the name of the man who died.
