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Young Child Rescued From Washington, D.C. Apartment Fire
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WASHINGTON - Investigators believe a fire that left a 4-year-old boy and a woman seriously injured started as a result of a child misusing a lighter in a bedroom of a NE apartment, D.C. Fire reports. The child was trying to set papers and clothes on fire.
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The fire broke out a little before 8:30 p.m. in a three-story building in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE.
The 4-year-old victim is in critical but stable condition Thursday morning. Yesterday, officials say, firefighters found him unconscious on the kitchen floor of the second-floor unit. Another victim, a 24-year-old woman, is in serious condition. She suffered burns and possible smoke inhalation, while trying to rescue the child, officials say.
According to D.C. Fire, the woman rescued four other children, a 2, 3, 4 and a 5-year-old, from the fire before she realized she had left the 4-year-old victim behind. She tried to get back inside but couldn’t.
Officials say the fire started in a bedroom of the second floor apartment. There were smoke alarms in the unit, but unclear if they were activated.
Twenty people – 8 adults and 12 children – have been displaced by the fire. Damage is estimated at up to $60,000.
Reprinted with Permission
WASHINGTON - Investigators believe a fire that left a 4-year-old boy and a woman seriously injured started as a result of a child misusing a lighter in a bedroom of a NE apartment, D.C. Fire reports. The child was trying to set papers and clothes on fire.
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- WJLA: Child Misusing Lighter Started NE Fire
- WTTG: 2 Injured At Apartment Fire In Northeast D.C.
- NBC Washington: Child Critically Hurt In NE Apartment Fire
The fire broke out a little before 8:30 p.m. in a three-story building in the 1700 block of Benning Road NE.
The 4-year-old victim is in critical but stable condition Thursday morning. Yesterday, officials say, firefighters found him unconscious on the kitchen floor of the second-floor unit. Another victim, a 24-year-old woman, is in serious condition. She suffered burns and possible smoke inhalation, while trying to rescue the child, officials say.
According to D.C. Fire, the woman rescued four other children, a 2, 3, 4 and a 5-year-old, from the fire before she realized she had left the 4-year-old victim behind. She tried to get back inside but couldn’t.
Officials say the fire started in a bedroom of the second floor apartment. There were smoke alarms in the unit, but unclear if they were activated.
Twenty people – 8 adults and 12 children – have been displaced by the fire. Damage is estimated at up to $60,000.
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Permalink Reply by Vic Silverfish on
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Like I said in the "big vs little hose on high-rise fires" discussion...it's not how big it is, it's what you do with it.
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Permalink Reply by Jack/dt on
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Vic,
No worries, capcityff knows where I'm coming from. There are always people saying you can't put out fires with 1 1/2"
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Permalink Reply by capcityff on
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DC just made multiple rescues once again tonight in a two-alarm fire in the Potomac Gardens housing projects. Not sure about any of the details but heard they requested a ton of ambulances and the mass casualty bus. Also know that one fireman was transported. Not sure if it's serious.
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