No injuries were reported after a fire at a townhouse on Prince Street in Old Town this afternoon (Thursday).
Alexandria Fire Department crews responded at around 1 p.m. and found a fire on the second floor of a three-and-a-half-story townhouse in the 100 block of Prince Street, near the intersection with S. Union Street. The fire was extinguished around 1:20 p.m., according to radio dispatches. AFD reported on social media at 1:40 p.m. that the fire was out, that no one was injured and asked the public to avoid the area.
The Alexandria Police Department notified the public via social media at 1:45 p.m. that the 100–300 blocks of S. Union Street and the 100 block of Prince Street are temporarily closed.
The townhouse was built in 1973 and is not a historic structure, according to city land records.
ALXnow has reached out to AFD for more details on the fire.
Images via AFD Facebook/APD Facebook
