Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY 703-385-4419 and Fax: 703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

06/26/06

Lightning Strike Starts Herndon House Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire at approximately 8:10 p.m., Sunday, June 25, 2006, in the Herndon area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located at 685 Old Hunt Way.

Firefighters arrived to find a large two-story single-family dwelling with heavy smoke coming from the front of the house. Firefighters conducted an aggressive attack and brought the fire under control in approximately 45 minutes. There were no reported injuries.

The Red Cross is assisting the three adults who are displaced.

Damage is estimated at $200,000.

The cause of the fire was accidental; a lightning strike to the house caused the fire.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raul G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 703-385-4419. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.