40 displaced after fire
From Prince William County Fire and Rescue Department:
On Saturday, June 11th at 10:54 p.m., fire and rescue crews were dispatched to an apartment fire located in the 10500 block of Lariat Lane in Manassas.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed fire blazing from the front of Point at Bull Run, a 3story apartment complex; a second alarm was sounded. In addition to a second alarm 2 engines and 4 medic units were requested upon notification there were people still in the building. After escorting 1 resident from her apartment and confirming all residents were evacuated and accounted for, fire crews began extinguishment operations.
Two patients were transported to a local medical facility for minor, non-life threatening injuries; one cat remains unaccounted for.
According to the Fire Marshal’s Office, 18 units, within a 24-unit apartment complex, sustained heavy fire damage and are a total loss; each unit is valued at approximately $300,000. Red Cross was on scene to assist approximately 40 residents displaced by the fire.The area of origin was a second floor balcony; the cause has been determined as accidental due to improper discarding of smoking materials. A cigarette had been placed in dry potting soil in a plastic pot; this allowed for smoldering, combustion over an extended period of time which eventually spread to the balcony and the exterior of the structure.
