Units responded with Battalion 4 at 1:50 PM for the report of smoke coming from the house in the 7400 block of 13th Street, NW.
First arriving units found heavy smoking coming from the basement of the two-story single family home. An aggressive interior operation was begun to get a quick knock on the fire. Several people inside the home were able to self-evacuate.
One elderly woman was transported with non-life-threatening injuries. A firefighter was also transported with a hand injury. In all, nine people were displaced. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
