Fire officials: Battery-operated scrubber starts fire inside Prince William County apartment, displaces 3

Anna Chen

April 9, 2024 at 4:56 PM·1 min read

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Two adults and one child were displaced after a fire broke out inside an apartment in Prince William County.

Crews from the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System responded to a fire Monday night at the Dale Forest Apartments on Wilderness Lane.

There, crews saw light smoke in the building. Firefighters found the fire inside an apartment unit and extinguished it.

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There were no injuries reported, but one apartment unit was declared unsafe to occupy.

The Fire Marshal’s Office said a battery-operated scrubber started the fire because it ignited nearby combustibles.

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