The Arlington, Virginia, Fire and EMS Department on Monday said the fire on Crystal City’s South 23rd Street restaurant row Saturday night caused more than $1.8 million in damages. The fire started around 10 p.m. and witnesses reported heavy smoke in the 500 block of South 23rd Street, in the building where Andalusia Hookah Bar and Top Thai restaurant are located.
Video showing the arrival of @ArlingtonVaFD a short time ago at a fire in the 500 block of S. 23rd Street with smoke coming from the building. @ARLnowDOTcom @WTOPtraffic @WTOP #firefighters #traffic #arlingtonva pic.twitter.com/tijNpH93rw
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) December 5, 2021
The department tweeted just before midnight that the two-alarm structure fire was extinguished.
#Final – Command reporting the incident is stable and fire has been extinguished. Units are in the process of clearing the scene. Fire investigators will remain on scene to determine cause and origin.
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) December 5, 2021
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Video from the S. 23rd Street fire in Arlington. https://t.co/0KkWkRp5Nx
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) December 5, 2021
Here is a map of where the fire happened. [google_map latitude=”38.8531″ longitude=”-77.05343″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”fire” dynamic_map=”false”]