We mentioned it briefly in this morning’s roundup, but there’s a bit more information available on last night’s fatal rowhouse fire in the 400 block of Emerson Street NW. The victim’s name has still not been released pending notification of her family, but the Post is reporting that she was 64 years old. She was found on the 2nd floor of the home and pronounced dead later a local hospital. A second person who was in the home sustained non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental, and DCFD is investigating why the woman who died was not able to escape. The home reportedly did have working smoke detectors.
