Unattended Candle Ignites $350K Blaze That Tore Through Sterling Home: Fire Marshal

Loudoun County Fire and Rescue said units from Sterling Park, Cascades, and Kincora, along with crews from Fairfax County, were dispatched just after 9 p.m. on Sept. 2 to the 100 block of N. Sequoia Court for reports of a house fire.

Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire shooting from the rear of the home and immediately called for a Rapid Intervention Taskforce, officials said. All four occupants had evacuated and were found safely outside.

Crews quickly knocked down the flames on the back deck and inside the first floor before spending hours checking for hot spots and assisting the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office with its investigation…

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