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$4M fire displaces 48 at Fairfax Co. condo building

Forty-eight people were displaced after a fire broke out Monday at a condominium building in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to authorities. Fairfax Fire and Rescue first reported the three-alarm fire shortly before 11 a.m. in the 4200 block of Mozart Brigade Lane.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries while working the fire, but no residents were injured. Fire officials said 24 condos were damaged in the blaze, with the damages exceeding $4 million.



The cause remains under investigation. Below is the area where the fire took place: [google_map latitude=”38.861776″ longitude=”-77.371858″ zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”Fairfax Co. condo fire 4/18″ dynamic_map=”false”]

Additional signage coming to Fairfax Co. road where students were hit and killed

Additional signs aimed at preventing speeding are coming to a Fairfax County, Virginia, corridor where two students were hit and killed earlier this summer. The county's Board of Supervisors this week voted to support a plan that would add "Watch for Children" signs in multiple places on the Blake Lane corridor and several "$200 Additional Fine for Speeding" signs on Blake Lane between Sutton Road and Route 29.
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