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Man critically injured in Northeast DC house fire

WASHINGTON — A man is in the hospital with critical injuries Thursday morning following a house fire in Northeast D.C. DC Fire and EMS responded to the blaze at the two-story row house on Rosedale Street, near Benning Road and across the street from Miner Elementary School, around 6 a.m. The injured man was found outside behind the home.

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The fire originated on the first floor and was quickly extinguished. Investigators said the accidental fire was caused by an electrical issue. A damaged smoke detector on the first floor was sent to a lab to determine if it was working and investigators said they did not find a smoke detector on the second floor. Below is a map of the area where the fire broke out. [google_map latitude=”38.897956″ longitude=”-76.981959″ zoom=”13″ height=”300px” location_label=”House fire”]

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