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

07/11/06

Centreville Townhouse Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a fire in a townhouse at approximately 3:10 a.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2006, in the Centreville area of Fairfax County. The townhouse is located at 6850 Ridge Water Court.

Firefighters reported fire visible from the second floor and the rear of the two-story townhouse. Firefighters brought the fire under control in approximately 20 minutes. One firefighter was transported to Fair Oaks Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Two adults and one child have been displaced and are staying with relatives.

Damage is estimated at $75,000.

According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. Improperly discarded smoking materials on the deck 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.