Massive Fire Ravages DC Apartment Building (Video)

WASHINGTON, DC — Flames towered above an apartment building as firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in Southeast D.C. on Monday (video embedded below).

Firefighters were called to the 4900 block of A Street SE to a report of fire showing on the top floor of a four-story apartment building with no injuries reports, D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted at around 3:30 p.m.

Minutes later, D.C. Fire and EMS reported that a second alarm had been requested for the "heavy" fire, with firefighters actively battling the blaze from the interior. A total of 20 units and 80 firefighters were on the scene or en route, they added.

Less than a half hour later, they had the bulk of the fire extinguished. No one was injured, but residents from 14 units were displaced.

Conditions encountered by #DCsBravest as they arrived on the scene. https://t.co/pladKG5VAb
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) September 2, 2019

If you saw smoke in DC this afternoon, it was this apartment fire in Southeast. @dcfireems got a quick knock on the the two alarm blaze. Cause is still under investigation. @EvanLambertTV on scene. @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/6UiPVylAq0
— Van Applegate (@vbagate) September 2, 2019