ANNANDALE, Va. — Crews successfully extinguished a two-alarm brush fire near homes in Fairfax County Thursday afternoon.
According to tweets from the Fairfax County Fire Department, the large brush fire was reported in the 6900 block of Alpine Dr. in Annandale.
When crews arrived, they saw the flames coming from behind a house.
The fire became large enough for a second alarm to be requested. That means crews from another firehouse will provide help.
The fire has been extinguished as of 5 p.m. A tweet from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue showed video of crews as they worked to put the fire out.
It is unclear how large the may have grown. Officials say the fire was close to homes and buildings. No evacuations were announced and no homes or buildings were impacted.
There is no word on what may have caused the fire at this time.
Nearly 30 homes were evacuated as crews continued to fight the flames. More than 200 firefighters from across the region worked to contain the brush fire. Click here to watch and subscribe to the WUSA9 YouTube channel.