9 displaced in early morning H Street apartment building fire

Many crews responded to the fire in freezing temperatures.

WASHINGTON — Nine people were displaced overnight after a fire in a Northeast D.C. apartment building.

According to D.C. Fire, the blaze started just before 1:30 a.m. in one apartment at 1400 Florida Avenue NE, which the department says is a residence for older adults. Crews were able to contain it to that unit on the seventh floor of the 10-story building.

It started as a box alarm, but was elevated to a hi-rise working fire dispatch, spokesperson Vito Maggiolo said. Twelve fire companies, plus command

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