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Woman Hospitalized, Firefighter Injured in Southeast DC House Fire

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DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said its members rescued a woman with critical injuries from a house fire in Southeast on Wednesday.

The fire broke out in a two-story rowhouse in the 1800 block of A Street, Southeast, near the Stadium-Armory Metro station, at around 4 am and spread to neighboring residences.

Dozens of firefighters with DC Fire and EMS responded to the location immediately and put out the fire in an hour.

A woman, who was critically injured, was rescued from the fire, and transported to a hospital, according to the fire department.

A firefighter was also taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and six people were displaced due to the fire.

The two-alarm fire also caused temporary road closures in the area.

It wasn’t clear what started the fire.

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