A man in his 70s was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at a senior housing facility in the 1200 block of M Street in downtown D.C. early Saturday morning. Firefighters say the victim was conscious, but in critical condition.
The fire broke out at a D.C. Housing Authority building for senior citizens and the disabled. No one else at the building was hurt in the fire and smoke alarms in the building were working.
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D.C. Fire said the victim was a man in his 70s, he was in critical condition but conscious when he was taken to the hospital.
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WTOP/John Domen
One man was taken to the hospital in critical condition in the fire, the rest of the building was evacuated.
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A firefighter leaves the scene of a fire at 1200 M Street Northwest near downtown D.C. One man was taken to the hospital in critical conditon but no other injuries were reported.
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Firefighters filling their air bottles on the scene of a fire on M Street Northwest near downtown D.C. Saturday morning. Investigators are still on scene working to determine the cause of the fire.
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Firefighters resting after putting out the fire on M Street Northwest near downtown D.C. early Saturday morning.
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Firefighters rehydrate for their next call while still on the scene of a fire on M Street Northwest near downtown D.C.
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The scene of a fire in the 1200 block of M Street NW in D.C.
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Fire officials are still trying to determine the cause of the fire, smoke alarms were present and working.
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WASHINGTON — One man was taken to a hospital in critical condition after being rescued from a fire at a senior housing facility in downtown D.C. early Saturday morning.
Update Working Fire 1200 block M St NW. 1 adult male rescued by #DcsBravest from fire apartment. Transported to hospital in critical condition. Fire has been knocked down. Building evacuated. Ventilating smoke. pic.twitter.com/EQp1ifUwGK
Vito Maggiolo with D.C. Fire said firefighters got the call a little after 4 a.m. and found an apartment on fire on the sixth floor of the building in the 1200 block of M Street Northwest.
Maggiolo told WTOP’s John Domen the victim appeared to be in his 70s and was conscious, but in critical condition when he was taken to the hospital.
No other injuries were reported.
“This is a very large building so the life hazard is considerable, especially considering the age and condition of many of the residents,” Maggiolo said. “We were able to make sure that everybody got to a safe haven as well extinguish the fire, find the victim and ventilate the building from smoke.”
Fire officials are still trying to determine what caused the fire.
Maggiolo said there were working smoke detectors in the building and in the apartment and investigators are trying to determine whether or not the victim heard them.
“Why the gentleman wasn’t alerted to them will be part of the investigation,” he said. “But there was an active smoke detector present and sounding in the apartment.”
You can see a map of where the fire happened below.
