Dozens displaced after Southeast DC apartment fire

By Will Vitka
April 27, 2020 | 7:43 AM

Dozens of people have been displaced after an apartment fire over the weekend in D.C. (Courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS)

Thirty-eight people have been forced out of their homes after an apartment fire in Southeast D.C. over the weekend. D.C. Fire and EMS responded to the fire in the 2600 block of Wade Road around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near the Barry Farm Recreation Center. First responders placed 11 portable ladders around the building to get residents out safely.

To view this content from @dcfireems on X, click here.

Nobody was injured. The Red Cross is working to assist the 31 adults and seven children impacted by the fire.

Freedom 250 Grand Prix turns the National Mall into Lollapalooza for motorsports fans

By Jimmy Alexander
August 22, 2026 | 10:28 PM

Day 1 of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix is in the record books, with racing legends, IndyCar drivers and thousands of fans taking over the streets of D.C. Yes, Jeff Gordon swept both IROC races Saturday, with Kurt Busch finishing second in both, as the inaugural race weekend brought motorsports to the heart of the nation’s capital. But the action was not limited to the track. The Air National Guard Fan Zone turned “America’s front yard” into something resembling Lollapalooza for motorsports fans, with a live DJ playing music, picnic tables and umbrellas, and massive screens showing the race, along with food, cornhole games and merchandise trucks.

Related Stories