fatal fire on the 1800 block of North Capitol Street NW

See these tweets from DC Fire EMS and a subsequent Email:

Working Fire 1800 block North Capital St NW. smoke showing 2 story row

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2018

Update Working Fire 1800 block N. Capitol St NW. Fire 1st floor 2 story row house. 1 victim rescued by #DCsBravest and being transported to hospital. Bulk of fire knocked down. pic.twitter.com/3Vzoy882NG

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2018

Update Working Fire 1800 block N. Capitol St NW. 1 adult female victim was rescued by #DCsBravest & transported to hospital suffering what appeared to be critical injuries. Fire contained to 1st floor & under control. No other injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/5uJjrf20NH

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2018

Update Working Fire 1800 block N. Capitol St.NW. Sadly, the victim rescued from the home did not survive her injuries. Fire investigators are on scene and beginning their work to determine cause. pic.twitter.com/bkY4wZdGZm

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2018

#DCsBravest found no working smoke detectors in the home where tonight’s fatal fire took place. Working smoke detectors are key to survival in today’s fast burning blazes. DC residents who reside in their homes can call us at 202-673-3331 for free smoke detectors & installation. pic.twitter.com/TebyPuXaK1

— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) December 5, 2018

This is tragic and CM McDuffie offers condolences to the family of the victim. He is in contact with FEMS and thanks first responders for their heroic work last night and every day. #BloomingdaleDC https://t.co/EfbtpYRWa1

— CM McDuffie's Office (@CM_McDuffie) December 5, 2018

From: MPD-5D@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 9:42 PM
To: 'Press, MPD (MPD)' mpd.press@dc.gov [MPD-5D]
Subject: [MPD-5D] Structure Fire  

Good evening,

At approximately 7:15pm DCFD and MPD responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 1800 block of North Capitol Street, NW. There were several street closures and pedestrian traffic was impeded while the DCFD extinguished the fire. MPD and DCFD investigators are still on the scene of this incident, and traffic remains impacted.