One firefighter was hospitalized and eight people were displaced from their home after a fire broke out in Northeast D.C. on Friday morning. The blaze started just after 8 a.m. on the patio of a two-story duplex home in the 5700 block of 6th Street, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. The fire spread to an adjacent home.
UPDATE 5700 Blk. Of 6th St. NE 1 FF transported non-life threatening.. Total 8 people displaced. Extended to 2nd building. 2-story detached duplex. pic.twitter.com/9yGYep26Sn
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 14, 2023
One firefighter was hurt while responding to the blaze. A D.C. Fire spokesperson described their injuries as non-life threatening. Below is a map of where the fire happened.