A fire in Northwest D.C. has left one person displaced Sunday morning, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
The fire started in a garage in the 1800 block of 8th street North West around 2 a.m., about a block away from the Shaw-Howard University Metro Station. Flames damaged the interior of the first floor and the exterior of the second floor of a row home next door.
The person inside that home was able to get out without the help of firefighters.
Final: 1800 blk 8th St NW garage fire that spread to the interior of the 1st floor of a rowhouse and the exterior of 2nd floor. assisting 1 adult occupant displaced by the fire. Fire Investigators are working to determine cause and origin of the fire.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
Emergency responders helped one adult get out of another home. No one was hurt, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
Crews are still investigating what started the fire.
Below is a map of the region where the incident happened.