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Woman Rescued From Reston Town House Fire

 Susan Phillips     9 months ago
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RESTON, Va. (WUSA) - Firefighters in Fairfax County responded to a house fire in Reston this morning that has sent one person to the hospital.

Dan Schmidt, spokesperson for Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, tells 9 NEWS NOW the blaze broke out in the kitchen of a town house in the 1800 block of Golf View Ct. The fire was reported around 7:48 Monday morning.

Officials at the scene say an elderly woman was rescued by firefighters from the second floor and has been transported by Medevac to the burn unit at Washington Hospital Center with life-threatening injuries.



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