VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A fire that broke out in a Northwest DC apartment overnight displaced multiple people, DC Fire and EMS detailed.
Just before 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, DCFD said in a social media post that crews were responding to the 4800 block of 4th Street NW, with a fire reported showing from the roof of a two-story apartment building.
Photos upon firefightersโ arrival show a billowing blaze. Shortly after they got to the scene, firefighters requested an additional two engines and truck. The fire, officials said, was on a rooftop deck and had extended into the top floor of the complex.
Then, DCFD said it extended to the apartmentโs neighboring two buildings. The visible fire across the three buildings was extinguished by 3:45 a.m., with no reported injuries.
Investigators stayed at the scene into the early morning hours, with all three of the multi-family buildings in the area suffering damage. The Red Cross was requested to help the multiple people displaced.
