Electrical Panel Caused House Fire in Springfield
Two adults and two children were displaced by the fire last Friday.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a call at Morning Dew Court around 2:15 p.m. Friday where fire investigators now say an electrical panel started a house fire, according to a recent news release. The electrician who was sent to the Burn Center at Washington Hospital Center after a circuit breaker he was working on exploded sustained non-life threatening injuries. When fire and rescue units arrived, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the bottom level and through the roof of the two-story split level home along with strong and gusty winds while conducting an aggressive fire attack. A second alarm was called due to the heavy wind conditions and the rapid spreading of fire, bringing more than 60 …
Desiree Smith
11:08 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
This is the family of my Father's co-worker. Lord I pray in the name of Jesus that you surround this family and the man who was burned with tremendous support, comfort and healing in the aftermath of this tragedy...fill the emptiness that comes with the loss of the things that can never be replaced. Thanks be to God for the safety and protection of the lives that were spared and send soothing for… more ›