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3 hospitalized after Burke fire

By Colleen Kelleher

WASHINGTON — Fairfax County fire investigators are trying determine the cause of a house fire in Burke, Virginia, that sent three people to area hospitals. Two people were taken to a burn center and one to another hospital, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Deputy Chief Brad Cochrane. The fire occurred in the 10700 block of Spring Oak Court in Burke at a two-story townhouse. It took firefighters 3 1/2 minutes to get to the scene, where they quickly contained the blaze.

Fairfax Co. seeks to exempt Potomac River to protect water if Va. declares drought emergency

By Neal Augenstein
Northern Virginia remains under a drought watch, and Fairfax County leaders want to make sure there’s enough drinking water to go around if Virginia declares a drought emergency. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors authorized Chairman Jeff McKay to write to Governor Abigail Spanberger, to request that the Potomac River be excluded from a Virginia drought-specific declaration, since Fairfax Water is dependent on the Potomac as its drinking water supply.
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