1 dead in Lovettsville fire

WASHINGTON — A 70-year-old man and his dog have died after a fire at a home in Lovettsville, Virginia.

When Loudoun County firefighters arrived at the house in the 12000 block of Taylorstown Road just after 8 p.m. Sunday and found the person inside the home, according to spokeswoman Aleksandra Kowalski.

The name of the victim has not been released.

Fire marshals were continuing their investigation Monday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Joslyn Chesson

Joslyn Chesson is a producer at WTOP. She was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated in May 2017 from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she studied Media Studies and Spanish Language.

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