Massive inferno engulfs $8.5M mansion near Obama residence in Washington, D.C.
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A giant fire tore through a three-story mansion on Tuesday morning in a prestigious neighborhood of northwest Washington, D.C., just a few blocks from former President Barack Obama’s residence.

The intense blaze resulted in nearby evacuations and required a significant emergency response in the Kalorama district, according to the D.C. Fire and EMS Department. They also reported a separate blaze at the same house on Monday night due to an accidental electrical fault.

Officials stated the mansion was unoccupied and undergoing renovation. According to public records, the six-bedroom, 5½-bathroom English Manor, built in 1928, was bought last month for $8.575 million.

While the first fire was contained to mostly one floor and required one truck to extinguish the blaze, Tuesday’s incident escalated to a two-alarm fire that became a “defensive operation using large outside streams,” the fire department said. Approximately 20 vehicles and 100 firefighters responded to the blaze that engulfed every floor of the building, and both sides of the house were evacuated as a precaution.

roof of mansion damaged and scorched after firefighters attend to scene

A massive house fire prompted a heavy response from firefighters in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. (@dcfireems/X)

One firefighter fell into an elevator shaft but was quickly pulled to safety and was hospitalized as a precaution, FOX5 DC reported, citing D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly. 

firefighters attend scene of house fire at night

A house in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C., was on fire twice within 24 hours. (@dcfireems/X)

No other injuries were reported, and the blaze was under control by late morning. Fire investigators are still working to determine the cause of Tuesday’s fire. 

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