Crime & Safety
Fire Breaks Out At Herndon Apartment Building
Firefighters arrived at the apartment building Tuesday morning to find that sprinklers had put it out.

HERNDON, VA -- A small fire broke out at a Herndon apartment building on Tuesday, but sprinklers put it out before firefighters arrived.
Units responded to the 13900 block of Mansarde Avenue to find that the fire had been extinguished, according to a tweet sent at 10:22 a.m. by Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
The name of the apartment building was not listed, but the Ashton at Dulles Corner Apartments is located at that address.
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Units on scene of an apartment fire in the 13900 block of Mansarde Avenue, Herndon. Crews arrived to find fire was extinguished by fire sprinklers. #fastestwater #FireSprinklersSaveLives pic.twitter.com/s413S0IeTt
— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) January 15, 2019
Image via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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