WASHINGTON — Three Southeast D.C. residents were hospitalized on Monday morning after a fire forced them out of their home into freezing temperatures.
D.C. fire officials were blaming an overloaded circuit for a fire in the 3400 block of Brothers Place, SE. One person became trapped and were rescued by first responders. All three people displaced were transported to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
also faced challenges from the frigid weather conditions while battling the fire on Brothers Place SE. Road flares had to be used to thaw out frozen hose couplings.
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Firefighters had to use road flares to thaw out a frozen hose joint amid overnight wind chill values well below zero in most of the D.C. area.
Investigators later traced the overloaded circuit to a heater being used with an extension cord and electrical pigtail. , DC Fire and EMS reminded their followers that portable heaters should be plugged directly into wall outlets to ensure safe operation.
Ana Srikanth contributed to this story.
