Kingstowne House Fire

Displaces 5

- Submitted by Zachary Hottel

The Woodstock Fire Department, Edinburg Fire Company, Toms Brook Fire Department, Woodstock Rescue Squad, and Shenandoah County Department of Fire and Rescue responded to a kitchen fire at a local restaurant on November7, 2022. First arriving crews quickly extinguished a grease fire and prevented extension into the structure.

On December1, 2022, at 1424, units were dispatched fora house fire in the 7200 block of Devereux Court in the Kingstowne area of Fairfax County. Units arrived to find a 2-1/2 story, single-family home with fire showing from the attached garage extending to the roof. The fire was quickly located and extinguished. There were no reported injuries. Five occupants were home at the time. One occupant heard a loud popping noise coming from the garage and, upon investigating, the occupant discovered smoke and fire. All occupants self-evacuated and called 911. Fire Investigators determined the fire was caused by an electrical event involving a laptop computer. The Red Cross assisted the five occupants displaced.

- Photo courtesy of Fairfax County FR