A
raging fire in an Adams Morgan area apartment building sent dozens of
residents fleeing into the bitter cold of the night on Thursday, March
8th.
The two alarm blaze erupted around 1:15 A.M. in an eight-story apartment
building at 2100 19th Street N.W. Firefighters arrived to find flames
roaring from the windows of a second floor apartment.
Scores of frightened residents were trying to escape the building, with
at least one attempting to use a consumer quality escape ladder from her
window.
Faced with an extreme fire condition and severe life hazard, Command 4
quickly requested a second alarm.
It took a stiff battle to control the flames and safely evacuate or
shelter in place numerous occupants, several of whom required medical
attention.This same building
was struck by a second alarm last Fall, when fire destroyed a seventh
floor apartment. |
