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House catches fire during police standoff in Southeast DC

The Metropolitan Police Department said they were involved in a barricade situation with a suspect in the 200 block of 37th Place, Southeast.

WASHINGTON — The home that was the site of a police standoff on Monday afternoon caught fire, DC Fire and EMS tweeted.

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) said they were involved in a barricade situation with a suspect in the 200 block of 37th Place, Southeast.

The standoff began around 2:40 p.m. During the standoff, authorities began seeing smoke from the building from the second floor. DC Fire and EMS tweeted a video of the fire showing heavy smoke from the building.

Just after 4 p.m., the fire department tweeted that all visible fire had been extinguished.

The suspect has since been taken into custody, MPD said.

Five people and six cats were left homeless as a result of the fire, the fire department said. 

No other information was immediately available.

This is a developing story. Stick with WUSA9 for updates as they become available.

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