Continue to extinguish pockets of fire. Some units taking break after exhausting interior firefight. Approx 20 units & 100 FFs operating.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
Two Alarm fire now 15th & Euclid Sts NW. Fire in attic & roof 4 story building
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
2nd Alarm structure is large 4 story embassy building. We continue to battle the fire from interior. Still no injuries.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
Update 15th St. aggressive interior firefighting has extinguished heavy visible fire from roof. Stack continues. No injuries.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
Conditions in rear of building on 15 St. NW. We had to overcome challenge of high pitched roof. Tx 1 FF minor inj.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems)
WASHINGTON 鈥� About 125 D.C. firefighters put out a fire at the Embassy of Ecuador around midnight on Wednesday.
The fire, discovered by D.C. emergency medical services personnel, was highly visible around the region.
The fire was difficult to fight because of聽the聽buildings older structure, high ceilings and pitched roof, said Vito Maggiolo, a spokesman for D.C. Fire & EMS.
The embassy is a large, four-story building located on 15th and Euclid Streets. The fire appeared to be confined to the attic and the roof of the building.
Once the fire was extinguished, which took about 45 minutes to an hour, firefighters continued dealing with hot spots and pockets of fire. At approximately 2:30 a.m., more units were called in to relieve the crews that initially responded. Firefighters brought the fire under control by around 4:30 a.m.
Two firefighters were taken to the hospital for evaluation but did not suffer serious injuries, Maggiolo said.
No one was inside at the time of the fire.
Firefighters briefed embassy officials on the cause of the fire. Maggiolo said it did not involve anything “nefarious.”
Below is a map of the general area.
