Man seriously injured after Arlington house fire

One person has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a fire early Tuesday morning in Arlington, Virginia.

Arlington fire officials said the blaze broke out around 2:30 a.m. in the garage of a single-family home in the 2300 block of South Hayes Street.

Crews found the injured man outside the burning building when they arrived. He was transported to an area burn center for treatment.

A firefighter is also being treated for dehydration.

The cause of the fire had not been pinned down as of Tuesday morning. It did not spread beyond the garage, and there were no other injuries.

The regional Red Cross is on scene assisting two other occupants of the home.

Teddy Gelman

Teddy Gelman became Morning Drive Producer in February 2020. Prior to that, he worked as a weekend producer and an assistant producer after joining WTOP in 2018. He’s also filed news stories on-air, anchored sportscasts and produced for the WTOP traffic team.

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