Update 12:20 p.m.
PotomacLocal.com has obtained exclusive photos of the massive house fire that injured one person, ultimately leaving two homeless, overnight in Woodbridge.
Update 8 a.m.
One person was burned early this morning as they tried to extinguish a fire at their home.
Two adults were displaced when a fire that originated in a second floor bedroom ripped through a home on Marisa Court, off Madison Farms Drive and Minnieville Road in Woodbridge.
The blaze caused massive damage to the home’s roof.
Fire and rescue crews were called at 12:02 a.m. Tuesday to extinguish the blaze.
Officials after flames were extinguished said the cause of the fire is accidental, and it caused $200,000 in damage to the home.
The couple had working smoke detectors inside the house, and they sounded when fire sparked, said Prince William Fire and Rescue Department Battalion Chief Joseph Robertson. The victim, an adult, suffered injuries that did not appear to be life threatening.
What’s left of the home has been deemed uninhabitable.
Woodbridge, Va. –– Fire and rescue crews were called about midnight to a house fire on Marisa Court in Woodbridge, off Madison Farms Drive and Minnieville Road.
Extensive fire was seen coming from the roof of the house, and fire crews had to make a determination to battle the blaze from either inside the home to pull back and douse the blaze from outside, according to initial reports.
It appears the occupants of the home were able to escape the house when the fire broke out, according to initial reports.
We’ll have more on this story as we get it.
