House Burns in Virginia
On Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 11:42 p.m., Richmond firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 1200 block of N. 26th Street.Â
Crews were advised that a male was attempting to commit suicide. Personnel found flames visible from the A & B side of a two-story wood framed structure.Â
Q-11 established command of the incident, and secured a water source. Another crew did a quick lap around the house, and discovered a person on the C side trapped. They placed a ground ladder to the rear of the house and retrieved one person. Â
That person was arrested by Richmond Police. Crews entered the house initiating an aggressive fire attack, but conditions quickly deteriorated forcing them into a defensive operation. They used elevated master streams to extinguish the blaze. The fire was marked under control at 12:29 a.m.
Fire units remained on scene assisting fire investigators well into the morning. The person arrested was charged with one count of arson.