Man seriously injured in Northwest DC apartment fire, ATF investigates

A man was found seriously injured after a small fire broke out in a first-floor apartment of a nine-story building on the 2500 block of Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, according to 7News WJLA and FOX 5 DC.

Firefighters responded to the scene around 4:30 p.m. Thursday and quickly extinguished the fire, officials said. The injured man was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is assisting local D.C. agencies with the investigation into the cause of the fire, 7News WJLA reported.

Residents of the building were allowed to return to the upper floors after the fire was put out, according to FOX 5 DC.