Resident Dies After Rescue From Annandale House Fire: Fairfax Co. Fire

ANNANDALE, VA — Fairfax County fire units responded to a fire late Saturday night at a two-story, single-family home in Annandale.

One female occupant was rescued and taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. The department said she died from her injuries at the hospital.

When the crews arrived at the house in the 8200 block of Mockingbird Drive around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, heavy fire was coming from the roof, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department said.

Crews worked to extinguish the fire quickly. During search and rescue operations, the female was rescued and taken to the hospital, where she died. Her cause of death is pending an autopsy and toxicology report from the medical examiner, according to the fire department.

No firefighters were injured while fighting the house fire.

The fire was called in by a neighbor who reported seeing flames from the roof of the home. The origin of the fire was within the attic space of the structure. The cause has been attributed to a fault within the electrical lighting branch circuit related to the second-floor bathroom, the fire department said.

Damage as a result of the house fire was about $640,000, according to the fire department.