Fire At D.C. Homeless Encampment Leaves One Person Dead

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OCT 5, 9:28 AM

Fire At D.C. Homeless Encampment Leaves One Person Dead

Ally Schweitzer https://twitter.com/allyschweitzer
Martin Austermuhle https://twitter.com/maustermuhle



One person was found deceased after a tent fire in Northwest D.C. Monday night. The tent was located at one of three homeless encampments set to be cleared this fall. (Shown above: an encampment on M Street in NoMa.)
Tyrone Turner / DCist/WAMU

This developing news story will be updated as we learn more.

One person was found dead after a tent at a homeless encampment in Northwest D.C. went up in flames Monday night, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.

Fire and rescue crews were dispatched to the 400 block of O Street Northwest shortly before 11 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found a tent on fire. Personnel extinguished the fire and found a person dead inside the tent. The cause of death is pending autopsy, according to a spokesperson for D.C. Fire and EMS.

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[jimfields33]

1. Horrible. This fall? It is fall.

They should have done the clearing earlier and one person could still be alive. Complete and utter incompetence.

[DarthDem]

2. Oh, this is so sad

Horrible. Spend some money and build some housing for these people already!!!!