Fire crews battle blazes in Lake Ridge, Stafford

Fire crews were called to a several house fires over the weekend.  

3681 Meandering Way in Lake Ridge

The blaze broke out at 3681 Meandering Way, behind the Dillingham Sqaure shopping center at 11:46 p.m. 

The fire was contained to one apartment building with no extension to a second building, however fire tactics required cutting the roof away on the adjoining building to stop the spread of fire, thereby making it uninhabitable.  Red Cross was called and working with 58 occupants and an undetermined number of pets. The fire is under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office.  There were minor injuries to two firefighters. Fire and Rescue units from OWL VFD, Dale City VFD, PWCDF&R, Manassas City and Fairfax responded to the incident.

-OWL Volunteer Fire Department Spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes

2823 Madeira Court in Lake Ridge 

Fire crews on earlier in the day on Sunday were also called to Mederia Court in Lake Ridge for a fire at 12:46 p.m.

The fire was contained to one unit with no extension and the blaze was knocked down within 10 minutes.  The fire is under investigation by the Prince William County Fire Marshal’s Office.  There were no injuries. Fire and Rescue units from OWL VFD, Dale City VFD, PWCDF&R, Manassas City and Fairfax responded to the incident.

-OWL Volunteer Fire Department Spokeswoman Rebecca Barnes

15 Blacksmith Court in Stafford County 

[ngg_images gallery_ids=”508″ display_type=”ds-nextgen_royalslider”]

Another fire broke out at 3:11 p.m. Friday at 15 Blacksmith Court, just off Austin Ridge Drive in Stafford County. 

The Deputy Chief of Training was the first arriving unit with a 6 minute response time. His initial size-up revealed active fire conditions on the second story of a 2-story single-family dwelling.

The occupants of the house had evacuated prior to the arrival of units. Engine 9 from the Aquia station was the first arriving fire suppression unit with a 7 minute response time.

Units deployed fire attack handlines to the second story of the building. A majority of the fire was extinguished 19 minutes after the time of dispatch.

The property was valued at $450,000.00 with damage estimated at $100,000.00. The cause was ruled accidental by the Fire Marshal’s office. The were no reported injures during the incident. The occupants consisting of two adults and two children were displaced but didn’t require assistance from the Red Cross.

-Stafford County fire and rescue Assistant Chief Mark Doyle