Over 150 firefighters battled a huge apartment fire in Northwest D.C. Saturday morning. The blaze tore through a four-story building on Peabody Street.
Over 150 firefighters battled an early morning Northwest blaze Saturday.
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WTOP/Dennis Foley
Smoke from the fire blows east, filling a nearby neighborhood.
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WTOP/Dennis Foley
The Red Cross was on the scene to assist displaced residents.
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WTOP/Dennis Foley
Responders battle the early morning Northwest fire Saturday.
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WTOP/Dennis Foley
Peabody Street NW fire started at around 3a. One injury reported. Will take several more hours to put out. @WTOPpic.twitter.com/zGgQZeD1RN
Heavy pockets of fire persisted at an apartment fire on Peabody St. Saturday morning.
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D.C. Fire says about 150 firefighters responded to the scene.
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Firefighters at the scene of an apartment fire Saturday morning. (D.C. Fire says about 100 firefighters responded to the scene. )
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We have had to resume outside attack on Peabody St fire. Media staging 14th & Peabody Sts NW. We have only had 1 Pt. Tx with a minor inj. pic.twitter.com/s2hbDfR7ca
We have had to resume outside attack on Peabody St fire. Media staging 14th & Peabody Sts NW. We have only had 1 Pt. Tx with a minor inj. pic.twitter.com/s2hbDfR7ca
Peabody St 2nd Alarm deteriorating conditions top floor forced us to begin attacking fire from exterior. Approx 100 FFs manning 20 units pic.twitter.com/KbgULdiOY4
William Vitka is a Digital Writer/Editor for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.
