WASHINGTON, DC
Five people including three firefighters are in the hospital after an apartment building caught fire Sunday morning in Northeast D.C. It happened around 5:20 a.m. Sunday in the 3400 block of Banneker Drive, Northeast. Officials say the fire broke out on the 2nd floor of the 5-story apartment building. About 80 firefighters were on the scene at one point.
#DCsBravest gaining entry to fire during 2nd Alarm at 3400 Bannaker Dr. NE. 3 firefighters & 2 civilians currently transported to hospitals with non life threatening injuries. Numerous occupants in distress, many non ambulatory, were assisted to safety or sheltered in place. pic.twitter.com/QoQBA3dERn
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 15, 2019
2nd Alarm requested 3400 Banneker Dr NE. Fire 2nd floor being knocked down. Numerous occupants removed and/or sheltered in place. Transporting an injured firefighter. 20 units & 80 firefighters operating. pic.twitter.com/vo7XNjafLl
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 15, 2019
Firefighters said people living in 25 apartments on the building’s second floor, and some residents on the third floor, were displaced. The fire’s cause has yet to be determined.
