One person was injured and 13 people were left homeless after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Northeast D.C. early Saturday morning.
Firefighters arrived just before 4 a.m. to find flames reaching to the second floor of the building on the 300 block of 59th Street NE, near the District’s border with Prince George’s County, Maryland.
Conditions encountered by upon arriving at fire in 300 block 59th St NE. Blaze was quickly extinguished, but 13 people were displaced & 1 person removed to safety by firefighters and transported to hospital in non life threatening condition.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
D.C. Fire and EMS said the flames were quickly put out, but one person was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Thirteen people were displaced.
The department’s Rescue 3 posted photos on its Facebook page and said the fire started in a basement apartment.
A map of the area is below:
