Fire at Fairfax Co. bank fills sky with thick smoke

Units on scene 13060 Fair Lakes Shopping Center for a fire at bank. Please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/5mfpfOleiZ

— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 2, 2018

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Courtesy Fairfax County Fire and Rescue

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5800 block Watermark Circle UPDATE: Two rows heavily engulfed with exposure on two separate rows. One structure collapse. pic.twitter.com/EjeXNxB5cx

— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 2, 2018

Unites working multiple tow townhouse fire in 5800 block of Watermark Circle and 1400 block of Beaumeadow Drive. Please avoid the area if possible and keep a safe distance. pic.twitter.com/t4w9aYgVyH

— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 2, 2018

Update 14400 block of Woodmere Ct in Centreville: Heavy Fire Conditions on Multiple Floors, EMS Task Force & 3rd Alarm Enroute pic.twitter.com/bmbT9c0V59

— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) May 2, 2018

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WASHINGTON — Fire crews rushed to put out flames leaping out of the roof of a single-story bank in Fairfax, Virginia, Wednesday evening.

Some time after 4 p.m., Fairfax County firefighters were called to the United Bank at 13060 Fair Lakes Blvd. after a fire broke out, with thick smoke curling into the sky.

While the fire is now under control, fire officials have asked people to avoid the area. No injuries have been reported so far in that fire.

Earlier Wednesday afternoon, fire crews were also in Centreville containing two major fires in residential areas several miles from each other. 

One blaze appeared to spread from the third-story of a four-story senior living facility in the 14400 block of Woodmere Court around 1 p.m., said Fairfax County Acting Fire Chief John Caussin. The other fire affected several town houses in the 5800 Watermark Circle area.

No word yet on what caused the fires around Fairfax County. The day was marked by 90-degree heat and dry conditions.

Elsewhere in the D.C. region, fire crews in Greenbelt, Maryland, put out a large, damaging fire that broke out at a residential construction site.

WTOP’s Sarah Beth Hensley and Jack Moore contributed to this report.