A fire in Northwest D.C. has left one person displaced Sunday morning, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. The fire started in a garage in the 1800 block of 8th street North West around 2 a.m., about a block away from the Shaw-Howard University Metro Station. Flames damaged the interior of the first floor and the exterior of the second floor of a row home next door.
The person inside that home was able to get out without the help of firefighters.
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Emergency responders helped one adult get out of another home. No one was hurt, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Crews are still investigating what started the fire. Below is a map of the region where the incident happened. [google_map latitude=”38.91435643453089″ longitude=”-77.02316973748636″ zoom=”16″ height=”300px” location_label=”Shaw rowhouse fire” dynamic_map=”false”]
