Cuttermill Court House Fire Deemed Accidental
Fire investigators concluded the fire began with an unidentified electrical source in the basement ceiling.
A house fire that occurred at 1400 Cuttermill Court at about 7:50 a.m. Saturday was deemed accidental by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. The three occupants of the home and their two pets were able to escape the fire unharmed after smoke alarms in the home alerted them of the fire. One cat needed to be brought to a veterinarian. When fire and rescue units responded to the house fire in the Town of Herndon firefighters encountered heavy black smoke and flames coming from the basement and the back of the two-story house. Firefighters searched the home while attacking the fire from the back of the house. The fire burnt through the first floor, and firefighters were able to bring the fire under control in about 10 minutes. …
