2 Alarm Fire at 12th and U Street, NW

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by Prince Of Petworth December 4, 2015 at 11:00 am 10 Comments

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A reader reports:

“Two alarm fire on the 1100 block of U St. Not sure what the cause is, but there are a ton of responders out. As always, I’m thankful for our DC firefighters.”

Update another reader says this is at the Lincoln:

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Anonymous

Looks like the fire is on the inner courtyard of the building. I wonder if such building designs hamper response times? The trucks can’t directly get to the unit on fire.
The NeighborHood Reporter

This is actually at the “Old Thompson’s Dairy” location not the Lincoln !
- neighbor
  
  The condo building where the fire was is called the Lincoln.
  - Betty
    
    Correct, it’s definitely the Lincoln. I live there.
ustreeter

The Lincoln Condo is still closed. Apparently a whole tier of of the building burned. The Red Cross is on site.
whitehatgirl

Right after these were built about 10-15 years ago, I considered buying a unit. But it was clear even to my then-untrained eye that the building materials were of poor quality. It doesn’t surprise me that there was a problem.
- wufpup
  
  It’s my understanding that there was an unauthorized propane-powered gas grill which caught fire. DC building code states that gas grills need to be installed on top of a non-flammable surface and be at least 10 feet away from from any combustible surfaces.
  
  While the building might not be terribly aesthetically pleasing, I don’t think this fire was the result of poor quality materials.
  
  Luckily the fire/smoke damage appears to be fairly limited (at least from the outside), but I’m wondering how much water damage the surrounding units sustained.
American Red Cross

The American Red Cross is providing disaster assistance to residents who are displaced by the disaster ($125 per household member). Red Cross volunteers have been processing requests from a conference room at the apartment building across the street, and will continue to process requests every evening this week from the Red Cross office located at 2025 E Street NW. For more information, please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Molly
  
  Thanks, Red Cross!
- Planner
  
  Just saw this, but I would like to add my thanks to the Red Cross as well!

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