On Wednesday, April 20, at approximately 2:53 p.m., units from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the Fort Belvoir Department of Fire and Emergency Services responded to a reported house fire in the 3700 block of Nalls Road in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County.
Units arrived on the scene of a two-story, single-family home with smoke visible from the front door. Crews quickly located a small fire in the basement and extinguished it. There were no reported civilian or firefighter injuries.
One occupant was home at the time of the fire. The occupant noticed smoke coming from the basement of the home. She then self-evacuated. Her husband called 9-1-1 from another location to report the fire. Smoke alarms were present and sounded after the fire was discovered.
Fire Investigators determined that the fire was accidental in nature and started in the basement bathroom. The cause of the fire was an electrical event involving a hair dryer.
No occupants were displaced because of the fire. Red Cross assistance was not needed. Damages as a result of the fire were approximately $37,500.
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