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Fairfax County house fire sends 5 people to the hospital

Five people were taken to the hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out at a house in Fairfax County, Virginia. It happened Wednesday before 9 a.m. on the 13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton. Firefighters battled heavy fire and removed two people inside the home who were trapped, Fairfax County Fire/Rescue said. The two are in “life-threatening condition,” a Fairfax County Fire/Rescue spokesperson said.

The fire is out, and its cause is under investigation. Below is the area where the fire happened.

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13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton, Virginia. (Screenshot via Google Maps)
WTOP’s Veronica Canales contributed to this report.

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