There were no injuries after a small fire in the vent shaft of an apartment building in the Fairlington neighborhood on Tuesday, September 20.
The Alexandria Fire Department was dispatched to the Waypoint apartment building at 2451 Menokin Drive at around 10 a.m. It took just over an hour for AFD to leave the scene.
“Units responded to the location finding a small fire in the vent shaft and quickly extinguishing the fire,” Alexandria Fire Department Senior Public Information Officer Raytevia Evans said. “At the time units arrived, the building was already being evacuated.”
The apartment building is next door to Fairlington Presbyterian Church and near the intersection of Menokin Drive and King Street.
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