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1 dead after Christmas morning fire in Centreville, firefighters say

One person is dead after an early morning fire in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Monday. Firefighters were called around 5:30 a.m. to a townhouse on Red River Drive in Centreville, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.

The fire department said they found one person dead when they arrived at the home. A spokesperson with the department told WTOP the age and gender of the person has not yet been confirmed. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Below is a map of the area where the fire took place. [google_map latitude=”38.824785″ longitude=”-77.435329 ” zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”]

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

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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