Smoke Alarms Alert Residents To Woodbridge Fire; 1 Injured, 8 Displaced

WOODBRIDGE, VA — One person was injured and eight people were displaced from a Woodbridge house fire Tuesday, according to Prince William County Fire and Rescue.

Fire units responded around 9:48 a.m. Tuesday to the 16300 block of Boatswain Circle in Woodbridge for a house on fire. Residents had already escaped before the fire department arrived. Firefighters found the fire in a basement bedroom and quickly put it out. One adult was treated on scene and taken to a medical facility for non-life-threatening injuries.

The fire caused moderate damage to the home. Five adults and three children were displaced and are being assisted by Red Cross.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Prince William County Fire and Rescue said the spread of the fire was limited by working smoke alarms and the door being closed where the fire started. Smoke alarms alerted residents to the fire, allowing them time to escape the smoke and gases caused by the fire. The fire department encourages residents to keep working smoke alarms and make it a habit to keep bedroom doors closed.