Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY: 711 and Fax:703-385-1687
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-280-0694
Media Information Line: 703-324-3000
Email: fire-rescue.PIO-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
Website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

08/10/07

Burke Townhouse Fire

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a townhouse fire at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, 2007, in the Burke area of Fairfax County.

The townhouse is located at 5509 Swift Current Court.

Firefighters experienced fire in the attic and walls of the three-story townhouse upon arrival. Firefighters brought the fire under control in approximately 10 minutes. Two adults have been displaced. There were no injuries.

Damage is estimated at $50,000.

According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. An electrical anomaly in the vanity mirror sparked the attic fire.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raúl G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 711. 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.