Firefighters responded to and put out an apartment fire in Southeast D.C.

Investigators are still working to learn the cause of the blaze.

Fire exploded through an apartment building as DC Fire and EMS Department crews battled the smoke and flames on Thursday.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Officials noted that the fire involved the home's back deck, basement, attic and both floors.

Pictures from the scene show thick smoke billowing over the Northeast neighborhood as firefighters extinguished the fire.

An adult man has died after being critically injured in a fire in Southeast D.C., department officials said Sunday.

A man driving near a burning apartment building for senior citizens in Southeast D.C. stopped and heroically ran inside, helping rescue a bedridden resident. Zackary Battle was driving near the 2700 ...