Washington DC: Fire Near Nationals Park Fire in Prince George’s County

The fire (Screenshot / Video taken by Mark Brady)MORE

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April 6, 2015Updated: July 18, 2015

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A fire burning in Prince George’s County, Maryland, could be seen from Nationals Park near Washington, DC.

Photos uploaded to Twitter showed smoke. The fire was located at 8700 block of Ashwood Drive in Capitol Heights, reported WTOP.com.

Appears to be some serious smoke in the background behind Nats Park. Anybody know what’s going on? @WTOP pic.twitter.com/GpLDJIXuiH

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayCSN) April 6, 2015

Firefighters are on the scene.

Foam Unit from Andrewa assisting. Now a 3 alarm incident pic.twitter.com/XKw27zdvDy

— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 6, 2015

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— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) April 6, 2015

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