Firefighters at work at 502 Pendleton Street (employee photo by James Cullum)
Firefighters at work at 502 Pendleton Street (employee photo by James Cullum)
Firefighters at work at 502 Pendleton Street (employee photo by James Cullum)
Firefighters at work at 502 Pendleton Street (employee photo by James Cullum)
Firefighters at work at 502 Pendleton Street (employee photo by James Cullum)
An Old Town homeowner believes a faulty battery charger may be to blame for a fire that destroyed two cars and briefly closed part of Pendleton Street.
The fire in a detached garage at 502 Pendleton Street was reported around 1 p.m.
Pendleton Street was briefly closed at St. Asaph Street while emergency crews worked to extinguish the fire in the garage.
By 2:20 p.m. the fire was completely extinguished. The owner told ALXnow that he suspects a faulty battery charger in the garage may have been the cause.
In recent years, fires related to battery chargers have become more common. Earlier this year, the Arlington County Fire Department held a demonstration about the dangers of broken batteries and overcharged e-bikes.
Vernon Miles is the co-founder and editor of ALXnow. He has been covering Alexandria since 2014 and joined Local News Now in 2018. When he’s not reporting, he’s usually playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.
Reporter James Cullum has been covering Northern Virginia for nearly 20 years. He started working with ALXnow in 2020 and has covered every story imaginable for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His reporting includes stories from domestic and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He has also covered protests and unrest across the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), as well as earthquake-stricken Haiti, the Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.
