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.

Roof deck fire at DC apartment building extinguished

Officials say no injuries were reported after the roof deck of a D.C. apartment building caught fire overnight. 

Amtrak train strikes, kills person near men's shelter in DC

A person was tragically killed Monday after being struck by a train in Northeast D.C., according to D.C. Fire and EMS officials.

Garbage truck catches fire in DC, trash dumped onto street

An entire load of trash was dumped onto the street as firefighters worked to extinguish a fire in a garbage truck in northwest Washington.

VIDEO: Overnight fire destroys home in Northeast DC

Firefighters put out a massive blaze at a home in Northeast D.C. in the early morning hours Tuesday.