Five people were taken to the hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries, after a fire damaged a house in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Five people were taken to the hospital, including two with life-threatening injuries, after a fire broke out at a house in Fairfax County, Virginia.

It happened Wednesday before 9 a.m. on the 13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton. Firefighters battled heavy fire and removed two people inside the home who were trapped, Fairfax County Fire/Rescue said. The two are in “life-threatening condition,” a Fairfax County Fire/Rescue spokesperson said.

The fire is out, and its cause is under investigation.

Below is the area where the fire happened.

13900 block of Whetstone Mnor Court in Clifton, Virginia. (Screenshot via Google Maps)

WTOP’s Veronica Canales contributed to this report.

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