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Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department PIO Dan Schmidt confirms the bodies of two men were found inside a burning home on Heming Avenue in North Springfield this morning. The fire was reported around 6:40 AM. First arriving firefighters found fire in the basement with two residents not accounted for.
Schmidt tells STATter911.com that in the early stages of the fire, firefighters from Engine 422 ran into trouble when the kitchen floor began collapsing around them. The crew apparently became separated by the hole(s) in the floor. Other firefighters assisted them in getting out safely. Schmidt says one firefighter has been hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
Officials aren’t yet saying where in the home the bodies were found.
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Is it me or are we (locally) hearing less screaming during radio transmissions and more clearer transmissions, especially when things go bad? This isn’t the first close call where the people behind the voices showed calmness and clarity while things weren’t going well.
Glad to hear that our two Brothers from Fairfax are OK. May the one who has been hospitalized have a speedy recovery.
You “brother” actually is a sister. She will be ok. Why don’t people realize, we’re not all men!
“You “brother” actually is a sister. She will be ok. Why don’t people realize, we’re not all men!”
FXFIRECHICK… Get over yourself. Maybe it should be.
sister, brother same difference. You know what he meant! We are all family
Get off your high gender horse already, you know what they meant!
FXFIRECHICK, go make me a sandwich. If it wasn’t for lightweight hose and self raising cots you wouldn’t be on the job!