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Crews battle Centreville house fire after loud explosion
Nearly 50 homes were evacuated after a suspected natural gas leak caused a house explosion and fire; crews continue to monitor and suppress hot spots at the scene.
- Late Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue responded around 9:48–9:50 p.m. to a suspected explosion and house fire on the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court in Centreville.
- Washington Gas crews found signs of leaking natural gas as investigators and utility crews located a leak on one of the community's natural gas transmission lines and used heavy equipment to pinpoint it.
- Firefighters evacuated 31 homes after high natural-gas readings and relocated residents to a community center or friends and family; two injured people sustained minor injuries, including a man who escaped a second-story window.
- Crews stayed on scene early Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, conducting operations including drilling test holes and continuing fire suppression while evacuated homes remain empty until repairs.
- Officials urged the public to avoid the area and call Washington Gas emergency line 844WASHGAS or 911, as investigators have not determined if the leak caused the explosion.
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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- Dozens of residents were evacuated from their homes in Centreville after a house exploded late Sunday night. According to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, crews received multiple calls around 9:48 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, reporting a loud explosion coming from a home in the 14300 block of Quail Pond Ct. in Centreville. Once on the scene, first responders found a home swallowed in flames. A house in…
Dozens of homes evacuated after explosion in Centreville
Firefighters have evacuated 31 homes in a Centreville, Virginia, neighborhood after an apparent explosion leveled a house late Sunday night. As of midday Monday, crews still were working to resolve a gas leak that’s been discovered in the area. Multiple 911 calls poured in after residents heard the blast; 2 people injured Multiple residents said they heard a loud explosion before seeing massive flames at a home in the 14300 block of Quail Pond C…
Firefighters came to a fire on Sunday night in a house in Centreville, Virginia, after several people called to report a strong explosion. Fairfax County Fire Department and Rescue said the teams arrived around 9:48 p.m. to find a house on the 14300th block of Quail Pond Court, near Buggy Whip Drive, completely wrapped in flames. Firefighters remain in place turning off fire bulbs. Washington Gas reported that it also has fire support teams. Aut…
Crews battle Centreville house fire after loud explosion
Smoldering continues Monday morning at the scene of a house fire in Centreville, Virginia, after firefighters rushed to the home following several calls reporting a loud explosion. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said crews arrived around 9:48 p.m. Sunday to find a house in the 14300 block of Quail Pond Court, off Buggy Whip Drive, fully engulfed in flames. The fire department told WTOP’s Neal Augenstein that everyone connected to the home has be…
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