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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): 703-877-3702
fire-rescue.PA-LSE@fairfaxcounty.gov
News Release
12-88
Date: November 5, 2012
Christopher Lewis, 62, 6606 Orland Street, Falls Church, has been
identified as the victim in the house fire, October 29, 2012. The
medical examiner will determine the cause of
death.
According to fire investigators, the cause of the fire is undetermined.
Deceased Found in Falls Church House Fire
Fairfax Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire Monday, October 29, 2012, at approximately 4:05 a.m., in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County. The single family home is located at 6606 Orland Street.
Firefighters encountered a two-story cape cod style home fully involved with fire upon arrival. Firefighters conducted an exterior fire attack due to the overwhelming volume of fire throughout the structure. The second floor collapsed inside the home. Firefighters brought the fire under control in approximately 20 minutes. Firefighters reported hoarding conditions inside the home. A nearby adjacent house received minor exterior fire damage. As fire investigators were digging out the fire, they discovered a deceased body.
Both police and fire investigators are investigating the cause of death. Name of the deceased will be withheld until notification of kin. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
The home is a complete loss.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Captain I William Moreland, 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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