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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
12/10/07
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a commercial fire at approximately 8:05 a.m., Friday, December 7, 2007, in the Merrifield area of Fairfax County. The commercial warehouse is located at 2721 Dorr Avenue.
Firefighters reported fire in a rack storage area near the ceiling. The fire was extinguished by a combination of sprinklers and firefighters. The fire was brought under control in approximately 15 minutes. There were no reported injuries.
Damage is estimated at $50,000.
According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. The cause of the fire was a ceiling heater too close to combustibles.
For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raśl 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.
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