As we previously reported, a fire in a Georgetown rowhouse which began around 8:30 a.m. this morning has left one man dead. Georgetown University administrators have identified the victim as senior Daniel Rigby in an e-mail to students. (The full text of the e-mail after the jump.) DCist Georgetown correspondent Grayson Shepard snapped the above photo of the home, located at 3318 Prospect St.
Another Georgetown student drowned Oct. 8 in an accident at a Southwest D.C. marina.
The AP is reporting D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services has deemed the cause of the fire accidental, blaming an “overloaded extension cord” in the rowhouse’s basement. From The Hoya:
Two students who requested anonymity said the house was home to rugby players and there had been a party at the house the night before. At least three other students had been in the house at the time of the fire but they escaped safely and were taken for questioning by MPD.
In an e-mail to students, the university’s vice president for student affairs, Todd Olson, reminded students that “[c]ounseling staff, chaplains in residence, and residence life staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to students in need of personal assistance and support.”