DALE CITY, Va. — Smoking materials led to a blaze at a townhome in Dale City.
Fire and rescue crews were called to the 4600 block of Whitaker Place, off Savannah Drive and Minnieville Road at noon today for a fire in a two-story home.
No one was injured and no one was displaced from the home, said Prince William fire and rescue spokeswoman Kim Hylander.
Fire officials urge those who smoke in their homes to extinguish smoking materials safely by dousing them in water or in sand. They also add not to throw out cigarettes into mulch, flowerbeds, grass areas, or in wooded areas.
The fire caused $5,000 in damage. Fires caused by smoking materials are the leading cause of fire deaths in the U.S., said Hylander.
On Tuesday, April 17th at approximately 12:00 noon, fire and rescue units were dispatched to a structure fire in a two-story townhouse located in the 4600 block of Whitaker Place in Dale City.
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