10 displaced in Northwest DC fire, officials say – WTOP News

Courtesy, DC Fire and EMS

Courtesy, DC Fire and EMS

Courtesy, DC Fire and EMS

Courtesy, DC Fire and EMS

Ten people are out of their homes after an apartment fire in the District’s Adams-Morgan neighborhood Sunday afternoon.

D.C. Fire says it got the call around 3 p.m. for a reported blaze in the 2400 block of 17th Street Northwest between.

Reports say smoke was coming from a second-floor bedroom when fire crews arrived on the scene.

Officials evacuated the building and quickly put the fire under control. Euclid Street and Kalorama Road, which were closed to traffic while first responders fought the fire, reopened to traffic at around 9:30 p.m.

No injuries were reported, though there was some damage to the structure. Officials say the seven adults, three children and one dog displaced after the fire are getting help from Red Cross.

Officials haven’t shared what caused the fire.

An approximate location of the incident is included below.

WTOP’s Ivy Lyons contributed to this report.

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