WASHINGTON — Firefighters rescued multiple people Wednesday evening trapped in a D.C. apartment building by a fire, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
The apartment building fire is in the 1400 block V Street, Northwest.
D.C. Fire and EMS shared a video on Twitter of its firefighters using multiple ladders to reach people trapped on the upper floors of the apartment building.
One woman suffered serious injuries that are non-life-threatening. Three kids and one other adult were injured but did not need to be transported to a hospital for evaluation, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
Fire officials said the fire was accidental in nature and involved cooking.
Twelve people have been displaced from the apartment building, eight adults and four children, according to officials. The Red Cross is assisting the families. Including Mia Carter-Monroe whose home she shares with her family suffered water damage.
“It's a lot of water damage," Carter-Monroe said. "Our T.V. is damaged, paperwork is damaged, clothes are damaged, shoes, my work stuff is damaged. So now I'm trying to you know, figure out how to get a new uniform and things like that.”
She said her family stayed in a hotel last night and is figuring out the plan moving forward.
“My focus is to get back up and not just sit in this," Carter-Monroe said. "I'm gonna be okay, but it’s traumatizing, it's scary we need help. And then now we're trying to figure out what to do with COVID going on as well.”
