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2 dead after Herndon area house fire

Two people were found dead at the scene of a house fire Thursday morning in Herndon, Virginia, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a home on Shellbark Place near Folly Lick Park in Dranesville just after 7 a.m. Crews put out the fire and, after searching the property, found two victims.

A spokesperson with the fire department confirmed to ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ that there were no further injuries in the fire.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated, and officials haven’t released the identities of the two people.

This is a developing story.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Grace Newton contributed to this article.

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Jeffery Leon

Jeff Leon joins ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ as a digital writer/editor after workingfor the Bloomberg Industry Group as a legal reporter for several years, reporting hundreds of stories and deep dives into taxes and courts.

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