Fires

A popular destination in Northern Virginia for fall festivities lost its historic barn in a fire over the weekend. Firefighters discovered flames shooting out of the roof of the barn at Cox Farms in Centreville about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said. No people were hurt. Cox Farms posted on Facebook that a dozen chickens…

A woman is dead after a Mount Pleasant row home caught fire overnight into Saturday, according to DC Fire and EMS, and five other people who lived in that building have been left homeless.

Crews put out the fire on Newton Street, but neighbors woke up on Saturday morning to learn that a friend and family member had died. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

At least two of the victims died after jumping from the building in a panic.The blaze is believed to have started in the hotel’s restaurant section. Part of the 161-room hotel is on the side of a cliff, hampering efforts to combat the flames.

The Eaton Fire, one of two major wildfires burning in the Southern California region, is now the second-most destructive wildfire on record in California, according to Cal Fire. The fire, which started the night of Jan. 7 near Altadena, has torched 14,117 acres and over 7,000 buildings, and taken the lives of 15 people. The fire is currently at 35%...

The International Olympic Committee has promised to replace Gary Hall Jr.’s Olympic medals.

News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

The 46-year-old firefighter was assisting at a house fire in Laurel, Maryland.

As thousands of Californians flee the ongoing Palisades and Eaton fires in Southern California, authorities are cracking down on potential price gouging.

President Joe Biden met with leaders of local emergency management services on Wednesday about the wildfires raging through Southern California.

As the California wildfires ravage through the Los Angeles area, people across the sports world were impacted.

Here are things you can do to protect yourself if a fire breaks out in your area, from filtering air to protecting your pets.

“The Hills” alums Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag sadly had their home burn down during the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, but they were able to escape the wildfire.

Three major wildfires are burning in the Pacific Palisades, Sylmar and Altadena amidst a powerful windstorm.

Firefighters and workers at a Rockville, Maryland, research lab are undergoing decontamination, after being exposed to smoke from a sterilization machine that caught fire on Thursday morning.

The boy and his mom were using an indoor fire pit to make s’mores when the fire spread. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

A fire ripped through a Northwest D.C. apartment overnight, trapping some residents who then had to be rescued. Thankfully, everyone made it out. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.

Three firefighters are expected to be okay after they were injured trying to put out a fire that spread from a vacant row home. At least six buildings were affected by the smoke or the fire. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports. 

About 20 units and 100 personnel were called to the fire, which affected six structures in the 1500 block of 9th Street NW.

D.C. Fire & EMS said six structures were affected by the fire or by secondary damage.