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11 Homes Damaged In Virginia Development Blaze
MANNY FANTIS
WUSA9
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MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA) -- A fire that destroyed three houses and damaged eight more on Tillett Loop illustrates the danger of housing developments where houses are close together
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The blaze began around 3pm when neighbors said they heard a loud bang and then saw two houses soon engulfed in flames. Those flames quickly spread to a third house. No one was inside the homes but a few cats and a few dogs died in one house.
"It was like dominos and our house was next," said Farrah Qura, who lives two doors down from the house that first caught on fire at 8355 Tillett Loop.
Witnesses describe flames that reached 50 feet high and were 20 feet wide. The fire was so powerful that it carried embers nearly 350 yards away.
Many neighbors spent all evening running sprinklers for fear the embers could catch fire. One family experienced a small bush fire in their front yard around 9pm, even after they watered their lawn for four hours. Columbia Gas and Electric crews banged on their doors to tell them to evacuate and then extinguished the fire.
For Jagmohan Singh, it's a devastating blow since he just moved into his new house five months ago with his wife, son, daughter and daughter-in-law. Singh's wife was among a handful of people who took themselves to the hospital for smoke-inhalation.
"I don't know what we're going to do. We just had a housewarming party on Saturday," he said.
WUSA9
Reprinted with Permission
MANASSAS, Va. (WUSA) -- A fire that destroyed three houses and damaged eight more on Tillett Loop illustrates the danger of housing developments where houses are close together
InsideNOVA: Manassas Fire Photos
YouTube: Manassas House Fires
(WUSA9 photo)
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The blaze began around 3pm when neighbors said they heard a loud bang and then saw two houses soon engulfed in flames. Those flames quickly spread to a third house. No one was inside the homes but a few cats and a few dogs died in one house.
"It was like dominos and our house was next," said Farrah Qura, who lives two doors down from the house that first caught on fire at 8355 Tillett Loop.
Witnesses describe flames that reached 50 feet high and were 20 feet wide. The fire was so powerful that it carried embers nearly 350 yards away.
Many neighbors spent all evening running sprinklers for fear the embers could catch fire. One family experienced a small bush fire in their front yard around 9pm, even after they watered their lawn for four hours. Columbia Gas and Electric crews banged on their doors to tell them to evacuate and then extinguished the fire.
For Jagmohan Singh, it's a devastating blow since he just moved into his new house five months ago with his wife, son, daughter and daughter-in-law. Singh's wife was among a handful of people who took themselves to the hospital for smoke-inhalation.
"I don't know what we're going to do. We just had a housewarming party on Saturday," he said.
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Williams on
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Wow, what a shame. I'm glad all are OK.
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Permalink Reply by Greg B. on
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look how close those homes are together. they are lucky it was only 11 and not the whole neighborhood.
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