BREAKING: House Fire in McLean Closes Route 123

Update at 10:30 p.m. — The fire is under control, the fire department says.

UPDATE 800 block of Dolley Madison Blvd in McLean: The fire is under control. Units and investigators will remain on scene for the next few hours. pic.twitter.com/y1zFMObVYc

— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) March 3, 2020

Update at 7:55 p.m. — The fire has gone through the roof of the house, the fire department tweeted. Route 123 is still closed. All of the occupants are safe, a second tweet said. 

Earlier: Firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire in McLean that has caused the closure of Route 123.

Fairfax County Fire and Rescue tweeted about the fire in the 800 block of Dolley Madison Blvd shortly before 7 p.m.

The fire department tweeted that the fire is located in the basement.

The Metropolitan Area Transportation Operations Coordination (MATOC) Program tweeted around 6:30 p.m. that all of Route 123’s lanes in both directions near the GW Parkway are blocked due to the fire.

UPDATE- house fire 800 block of Dolley Madison Blvd in McLean. Crews still working to extinguish. All occupants are safe. #FCFRD #FairfaxCounty pic.twitter.com/B7fivExKUD

— Fairfax Fire/Rescue (@ffxfirerescue) March 3, 2020

Fire Department Activity. VA-123 NB/SB between VA-193 and the GW Parkway. Fairfax County, VA. All lanes are blocked in both directions. Expect delays.

— MATOC Alerts (@MATOC) March 2, 2020

Photo via Fairfax County Fire and Rescue/Twitter and map via Google Maps