At least 12 people are displaced, including four children, after an apartment fire broke out in Southeast D.C. Wednesday night. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters were called to a four-story apartment building in the 300 block of Anacostia Road, SE, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. On arrival, responders found a large fire had broken out on the third floor of the building. A video tweeted out by the fire department shows the fire spreading to an adjacent apartment before it was extinguished.
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Officials say no one was injured, but 12 residents including four children, as well as a dog, have been displaced. The Red Cross and D.C. Homeland Security & Emergency Management were on the scene to help those affected. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Approximate location of Wednesday night’s fire in Southeast:
WTOP’s Andrew Alsbrooks contributed to this story.
