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A D.C. mother and her six young children lost everything in an apartment fire in Anacostia on New Year’s Day.   Despite the fire, Gabby Crumpton and her six kids are doing their best to brighten their days. “No one’s gonna do it how I’m gonna do it, so I gotta constantly tell myself, ‘You’re gonna be OK,’” Crumpton...

A D.C. mother and her six young children lost everything in an apartment fire in Anacostia on New Year’s Day. News4’s Aimee Cho reports the community is rallying to help.

Several businesses are damaged after a massive fire ripped through a warehouse in Alexandria, Virginia, Tuesday night. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports the fire was so intense, crews were still on scene Wednesday afternoon putting out hotspots.

A massive fire at a warehouse in Alexandria sent smoke billowing into the air and closed roads in the area. News4’s Jospeh Olmo reports.

There is no indication that anyone was inside the warehouse during the massive fire. Roads are closed to traffic in the area. 

A warehouse is on fire in Alexandria, Virginia, and the response has closed traffic in the area in both directions, authorities said. 

A weekend fire at a high rise in Silver Spring, Maryland, was a difficult reminder of a tragedy there last year. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports the father of woman killed in a fire in February is working with lawmakers to make buildings safer.

Six people escaped a fire in Northern Virginia, but now they need to find a new place to live. News4’s Walter Morris spoke to one man who lost everything. 

Two college students rescued two dogs from a home destroyed by a lithium-ion battery fire in Montgomery County, Maryland, Thursday. The fire spread quickly on Alexander Manor Drive in Sandy Spring Thursday afternoon. Tom Kennedy left about half an hour before his home of almost 20 years was destroyed. He’s thankful no one was hurt. “It’s the pits,” he...

Two college students are being called heroes for rescuing two dogs from a burning home in Montgomery County last night. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports lithium-ion batteries charging in the garage are believed to be the cause.

Smoke and fire could be seen coming from the roof over Matchbox on the South Hayes Street side of the mall. No injuries were reported.

Pentagon City mall was briefly evacuated after a fire broke out on Saturday evening, Arlington Fire and EMS said. 

Investigators arrested a suspect in a series of what are believed to be deliberately set dumpster fires, most of them in D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood, that heavily damaged two businesses Monday night, D.C. Fire sources confirmed Friday. News4’s Walter Morris reports.

Residents of the home say a man who lives there lit a couch on fire. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

Investigators arrested a suspect in a series of what are believed to be deliberately set dumpster fires, most of them in D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood, that heavily damaged two businesses Monday night, D.C. Fire sources confirmed Friday. Investigators are still trying to connect the suspect to each incident, including two more Thursday. The first fire was reported in the 4400...

A person of interest was detained after the fire, authorities say.

Twelve people were forced out of a home in Wheaton, Maryland, Thanksgiving night when a fire consumed the house, fire officials say.

A fire forced 25 people out of their homes and killed two dogs and a bird Wednesday in Oxon Hill, Maryland, fire officials say.

Investigators are looking at as many as a half-dozen dumpster fires, most of them in Tenleytown and two in Georgetown. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.

Police are searching for a suspect in a series of what are suspected to be deliberately set fires, most of them in D.C.’s Tenleytown neighborhood, that heavily damaged two businesses on Monday night.