- Joined
- May 11, 2022
- Messages
- 473
A large fire started Tuesday at a scrapyard in Northern Virginia. The incident was initially dispatched as an outdoor fire, was upgraded with additional companies, a RIT task force (routine for working structure fires), a foam truck, Fort Belvoir airfield Crash truck, HazMat, a second alarm structure response, additional EMS resources, and more additional engine companies. One person had to be rescued from a crane on site. That person was transported by helicopter to an area hospital. One firefighter was transported for smoke inhalation, five additional civilians were transported and more than a dozed evaluated on scene. As of 7pm ET, more than six hours after initial dispatch, crews are still on scene.
www.nbcwashington.com
7 hurt, shelter in place advised after fire erupts at industrial site in Lorton
A large fire at an industrial site in Fairfax County sent seven people to hospitals and sent smoke billowing over Lorton near I-95. The fire has been exstinguished, but the shelter-in-place will stay in effect until 7:30 p.m. Six workers and one firefighter were hurt after the fire broke out at...
www.nbcwashington.com
