Cause Of 2nd Kings Park West Fire Determined

FAIRFAX, VA — Improperly discarded smoking materials were being blamed for starting a fire that caused an estimated $108,000 in damage to a Kings Park West home late Monday afternoon, according to the fire marshal. This came three days after fire personnel extinguished a fatal two-alarm fire in the same neighborhood.

Fairfax County fire and rescue units responded around 5:15 p.m., on Monday, to the 4700 block of Twinbrook for the report of a house fire. When they arrived on the scene, fire personnel observed smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home, according to the incident report. Crews were able to quickly bring the fire under control and extinguish it. No injuries were reported.

The home was undergoing renovations and no one was inside when the fire began, according to FCFRD. A neighbor who spotted the fire called 911.

"Fire investigators with FCFRD’s Office of the Fire Marshal determined the fire originated in the discarded construction material at the rear of the structure," according to the report. "The fire was accidental and caused by improperly discarded smoking material. Damages are estimated at $108,600."

Also See: 1 Death Reported From 2-Alarm Fire In Kings Park West

Fire personnel from both Fairfax County and the City of Fairfax responded for the report of a house fire around 3 a.m. on Saturday in the 5400 of Guinea Road in Kings Park West, according to county officials.

One person died and three others — including a firefighter — were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries they received in connection to the Guinea Road fire. The cause of that fire has yet to be determined, a FCFRD spokeswoman told Patch on Tuesday afternoon.