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Small trash fire in vacant apartment on 45th Street

Heard on: Washington DC District of Columbia Fire-Tac Group Calls
01:09
00:00
Engine 27, Side A, Salvage Command.
audio iconFire & Arson
45th St NW, Washington, DC
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Fire crews responded to a multi-story apartment building on 45th Street Northwest in Washington, DC. They checked the basement and several floors and initially saw no visible fire. They then found a small amount of trash burning inside a vacant apartment unit. The fire was quickly put out, with no spread beyond the trash and no injuries or damage to other parts of the building reported.

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