Smoke pours from manhole in Dupont Circle area, streets closed

Fire department activity in the Dupont Circle area of Washington, D.C., led to street closures on Friday morning.

Court rules in favor of DC firefighters in religious beard dispute

A group of D.C. firefighters won a major legal victory Tuesday after a federal appeals court ruled the city may have violated a 2007 court order that allowed them to keep their beards for religious reasons.

2 injured, 1 critical, in 'horrific' Columbia Heights apartment fire

Around 35 residents were torn from their homes in the early hours of New Year's Eve after a fire ripped through a Columbia Heights apartment complex. 

Firefighter hurt after blaze at DC home under construction

A firefighter was hurt while battling a blaze at a home under construction in southeast D.C. on Tuesday morning.

Early morning DC fires leave several out in the cold

Several people were left out in the cold after fires broke out at two homes in D.C. early Monday morning.

Tractor-trailer fire shuts down I-295 in DC

A massive tractor-trailer fire shut down I-295 in Northeast D.C. Saturday morning. 

Gas explosion rocks DC apartment building; 1 occupant hospitalized in serious condition

An explosion at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., on Friday morning left one person seriously injured and caused significant damage to the building’s third floor. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation.

Several residents, cats displaced after DC apartment fire

Several residents and at least two cats have been displaced after an early morning fire tore through a D.C. apartment on Wednesday.

3 kids, 1 adult escape car crushed by fallen tree in Northwest DC

Three kids and one adult made it out of a scary situation in Northwest D.C. Tuesday after a tree fell on their car while they were in it. 

VIDEO: Dog rescued from house fire in DC

A dog is “doing well" after being rescued from a fire in Southeast D.C. early Monday morning, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. 

Fireworks accidentally ignite massive DC apartment fire that displaced 76 residents

Officials say fireworks accidentally ignited a massive apartment fire in Washington, D.C. that injured a firefighter and left dozens of residents without a home.