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Man critically injured in apartment fire in Southeast DC

A man was critically injured in a fire at an apartment building in Southeast D.C. on Monday night.

D.C. Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire in the 3500 block of Minnesota Avenue SE, near Edgewood Baptist Church, at 7:52 p.m.

A department spokesman told ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ that an adult male was rushed to a hospital “with critical life-threatening injuries.”

Investigators remain on the scene and Minnesota Avenue is currently closed between A and D streets.

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Ciara Wells

Ciara Wells is the Evening Digital Editor at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´. She is a graduate of American University where she studied journalism and Spanish. Before joining ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´, she was the opinion team editor at a student publication and a content specialist at an HBCU in Detroit.

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