WASHINGTON — A Northwest home under renovation partially collapsed after a fire Monday morning.
Doug Buchanan, a spokesman for D.C. Fire and EMS, said a paramedic was driving by and saw the Iowa Avenue home fully engulfed in flames just before 5 a.m.
No one was inside the home that sits near Georgia Avenue, across the street from Theodore Roosevelt High School.
Eight people from a neighboring unit were evacuated, but no one was hurt.
One firefighter sustained minor burns.
An investigation into the cause and origin of the fire has been delayed because the building is not stable.
The scene when we first arrived at 2 alarm fire on Iowa Ave NW pic.twitter.com/S5IhbhFuTJ
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2016
Iowa Ave NW fully involved end row extended to adjacent home. Building has partially collapsed. Outside attack. pic.twitter.com/1EJYzTxMdb
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2016
WTOP’s Victoria Rossi and Dennis Foley contributed to this report.
