WASHINGTON — A woman is dead after a fire at a rowhome in Southeast D.C. last week. Fire investigators believe the fire was sparked by an overloaded electrical circuit.
Firefighters were first called to the 700 block of G Street Southeast, not far from the National Portrait Gallery, on Friday night just before 9 p.m. Crews worked quickly to bring the fire under control, however a woman was injured and taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition. She later died from her injuries. She has not yet been identified by authorities.
Crews were back in the neighborhood on Monday, spreading a message of fire safety. Fire and rescue crews worked to check smoke alarms, and install them for free where needed…