Patch Virginia reported that five people were displaced following a two-alarm fire that started from potting soil in Brambleton, Virginia, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.
There were no injuries from the fire to firefighters or residents. Firefighters determined the cause of the fire was from potting soil that was stored under the deck. Damages from the fire have been estimated to be at $1,696,864. Sidings to houses on both sides were damaged, but the houses remained habitable.
About the fire
Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls around 9:55 p.m. on Saturday, September 21 in the 23400 block of Virginia Rose Place. Significant fire was coming from the back and the roof of the single-family house.
A second alarm was requested for additional firefighters. Much of the fire was extinguished in 20 minutes. It took firefighters an hour to put out the entire fire.
Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Arcola, Moorefield, Dulles South, Kirkpatrick Farms, Ashburn, and Leesburg responded to the fire, as well as the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Fairfax County, and numerous command officers.