(Updated at 1:35 p.m.) One person was found dead after a house fire in the Mantua area last night, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department says.
The department said this morning that one occupant of the house in the 3500 block of Goodview Court was not accounted for.
Heavy fire was seen when units first arrived around 7:20 p.m. yesterday (Monday). One person was transported to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
A structural assessment was conducted before fire investigators began to search the house and try to determine a cause.
“The body was recovered and being transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office,” the FCFRD said of the person who was found deceased.
Units on scene of a house fire in the 3500 block of Goodview Court in Mantua area. First arriving units with heavy fire showing. One occupant transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Crews working to extinguish. #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/JLu6a4tAel
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) December 27, 2022
UPDATE- house fire last night 12/26 in the 3500 block of Goodview Court. One occupant unaccounted for. Fire investigators are on scene and will be awaiting a structural assessment of the house prior to starting a search and the investigation to determine cause. #FCFRD pic.twitter.com/8UGClJGkfq
— Fairfax County Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) December 27, 2022
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