Crews quickly tackle mattress fire in Barrhaven
Posted Sep 11, 2018 10:15:33 AM.
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Fire crews quickly extinguished a mattress fire in Barrhaven late Monday night.
Just before 10 p.m., a person living at 2874 Longfields Drive flagged down a passing vehicle to report a fire in an attached garage at the address.
Fire fighters responded to the scene and found a mattress on fire in the garage.
The fire was out within about 15 minutes.
The person who flagged down the car was assessed at the scene and taken into the care of paramedics with undisclosed injuries.
There is no word on a damage estimate and the cause of the fire in under investigation.
The Red Cross also responded to the scene.