Fire engulfs house in Reston

 (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fairfax County firefighters fight a fire that broke out in a house in Reston, Virginia, April 14, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fire damages a Fairfax County house Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
The fire almost completely destroyed the Fairfax County house April 14, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fire breaks out in a Reston house Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fire breaks out in a Reston house Saturday, April 14, 2018. (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
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 (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fire damages a Fairfax County house Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)
Fire breaks out in a Reston house Saturday, April 14, 2018.  (Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue)

WASHINGTON — A blaze broke out in a house in Fairfax County Saturday causing devastating damage.

It happened on the 11900 block of Grey Squirrel Lane in Reston around 9 p.m.

Fairfax County firefighters arrived and found heavy fire in the rear extending into the interior of the house.

A Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman said there were people in the house when the fire broke out but they had self-evacuated by the time firefighters arrived.

The fire marshal’s office is investigating the origin and cause of the fire.

Below is the area where the fire happened.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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