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Building fire reported in Ashburn

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON – A data center under construction is on fire in Ashburn. According to the Loudoun County Fire Department, the three-alarm fire was reported on Smith Switch Road. The fire began on the building’s roof where five people were working. The workers escaped without injury, a fire department spokeswoman says. The fire is under control, the department says. Thick black smoke has been reported north of Dulles International Airport.

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Fairfax Co. seeks to exempt Potomac River to protect water if Va. declares drought emergency

By Neal Augenstein
Northern Virginia remains under a drought watch, and Fairfax County leaders want to make sure there’s enough drinking water to go around if Virginia declares a drought emergency. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized Chairman Jeff McKay to write to Governor Abigail Spanberger, to request that the Potomac River be excluded from a Virginia drought-specific declaration, since Fairfax Water is dependent on the Potomac as its drinking water supply.
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