Photo by Gbenga Taylor.
Details are still scarce, but reports are coming in that D.C. firefighters are responding to a large, two-alarm fire in Northeast D.C., on the 1800 block of Lincoln Road NE, in the Eckington neighborhood. One firefighter is reportedly injured, and Lincoln Road is closed between R and T streets.
As of 4:40 p.m., D.C. Fire and EMS said the fire was under control.
Working Fire – 1800blk Lincoln Rd. NE – Units on scene. #dctraffic
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 6, 2014
Fire on Lincoln Road – Near North Cap has just gone to two alarms. One fftr injured – all fftrs to moving exterior attack.
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5newsdc) February 6, 2014
Just arrived at working 2 alarm fire on Lincoln Rd. NE pic.twitter.com/8fjD9jMXTE
— Lauren DeMarco FOX 5 (@ldemarcofox5) February 6, 2014
WASH DC *2ND ALM* 1820 LINCOLN RD NE | HVY FIRE 2 STY ORDINARY – EVAC THE BLDG #BREAKING
— DC Metro News (@DC_MetroNews) February 6, 2014
We’ll update this post as more details become available. A DCist reader sent in this picture of the fire from her office in the Hart Senate building.
Photo by Marissa Emanuel