Elderly man found alive inside building 5 days after D.C. apartment fire

  • Source: WUSA-TV 9 DC
  • Published: 09/25/2018 12:00 AM

An elderly man was found alive and apparently with a "sense of humor" inside of a D.C. senior apartment building five days after a fire broke out causing more than 100 residents to be displaced. The man has been identified as 74-year-old Raymond Holton, according to sources. Crews hired to evaluate the safety of the structure located Holton Monday morning sitting inside of his apartment in the building that caught on fire last Wednesday. Officials believe he is a resident of the second floor and had been in the building since the fire happened. Despite the situation, Holton had a sense of humor when crews arrived and told them that he "wasn't going any place."



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