Annandale resident seriously injured in fire

Firefighters respond to fire on Airlie Way. [FCFRD]

The resident of a home in the 4500 block of Airlie Way in Annandale was seriously injured in a townhouse fire Sunday evening. She was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Fairfax County Fire Department reports. 

One of the four other occupants was alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm and tried unsuccessfully to rescue the trapped person. Firetrucks from the Fairfax County and Alexandria fire departments arrived shortly before 9:30 p.m. Firefighters quickly located the missing occupant and extinguished the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damages are estimated at $20,000. The occupants accepted assistance from the Red Cross.