A fire that broke out in a Herndon townhouse on Valentine’s Day has left two people displaced and caused roughly $115,000 worth of damage.
Firefighters responded to the fire at a two-story, end-unit townhouse in the 2100 block of Oram Place shortly after 4 a.m. yesterday (Feb. 14), according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue.
Crews saw smoke when they arrived on the scene and “quickly located and extinguished a fire in the basement,” the fire department said.
The two people in the townhouse evacuated after smelling an odor of smoke and called 9-1-1. They accepted assistance from the Red Cross.
Fire investigators say an electrical malfunction in the furnace caused the fire in the basement by accident.