Elderly Virginia Residents Evacuated after Fire

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WUSA) - Fairfax County Fire Fighters are responding to a two-alarm fire in Falls Church which was sparked by an underground explosion.

Officials tell 9 NEWS NOW approximately 200 elderly residents had to be evacuated after a gasoline fed fire broke out near an emergency underground generator vault in the 600 block of North Madison Street Monday morning. The incident forced the residents to evacuate the Lockwood and Elmwood House Apartments.

The evacuees are being taken to nearby Ashlawn Elementary School which is being used as a staging area where residents can be monitored and kept out of the sun.

PEPCO is on the scene.

So far there have been no reported injuries.