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Boat fire injures 3 at Mount Vernon Yacht Club in Northern Virginia

By Thomas Robertson

A boat caught fire at the Mount Vernon Yacht Club, injuring three people on Thursday, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

The department said crews arrived to the Mount Vernon Yacht Club, in the 4800 block of Tarpon Lane, to find flames coming from an unoccupied boat. Fireboats from D.C. also responded, DC Fire and EMS said on Twitter. The three people hurt in the fire were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused the fire. Below is a map of where it happened.

Fairfax Connector strike will enter sixth day after fruitless negotiations between union, contractor

By Thomas Robertson
Union leaders met Monday with public transportation operator Transdev, which operates the Fairfax Connector bus system, but the two sides were unable to reach a deal, meaning workers will strike for a sixth day Tuesday. More than 600 Fairfax Connector bus operators and mechanics are on strike against contractor Transdev over unfair labor practices.
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