<bt>City of Fairfax Fire Department and rescue units from Fairfax County responded to a house fire at 2:26 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 9, in the 4100 block of Holly Street. The fire, caused by an unattended candle, started next to a bed and grew to the basement. Occupants evacuated the building after calling 911.
When Fairfax city units arrived, they found heavy fire coming from a basement bedroom and living room on the main level. The fire was extinguished within 14 minutes, and the city's Fire Marshal's Office confirmed that an unattended candle accidentally started the fire.
There were no Fire Department or civilian injuries to this incident. The loss is estimated at $65,000 structure and $40,000 in contents.
<1b>— Joanna Franco