Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department issued the following announcement on Aug. 13
On Wednesday, August 11, at approximately 4:59 p.m., units from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Fairfax Fire Department, were dispatched for a reported townhouse fire in the 2900 block of Hunters Branch Road in the Oakton area of Fairfax County.
Units arrived on the scene of a three-story, middle unit townhouse with smoke showing from the roof. Crews located fire inside a wall on the third floor. Fire was quickly extinguished. There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries.
Two occupants were home at the time of the fire. A neighbor observed smoke coming from the roof of the townhome and called 9-1-1. The occupants were unaware of the fire until the arrival of fire department units. Smoke alarms were present and sounded after fire department arrival.
Fire Investigators determined that the fire was natural in nature and started in the third floor, laundry room wall. The fire was caused by a lightning strike.
Three occupants were displaced because of the fire. Red Cross assistance was offered and declined. Damages as a result of the fire were approximately $60,000.
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