Fire at the Capper Center

There is an two-alarm fire currently ablaze at the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments, 900 5th Street SE. According to neighbor Bruce DarConte, he and his wife entered the building and no alarms were going off. He told us via Twitter, “Residents had no idea there was a problem. We scared people, banging on their doors.” A preliminary report by Telemundo states that the fire started in the roof of the senior center, quickly moving down. Another report from the Ring network, shared by Claudia Rauch, there appear to be no reported injuries at this time.
Updated: DC Housing Authority tweeted at 4:45 pm: “While streets are blocked around Capper Senior, the community building at 1000 5th Street SE is open for residents impacted by the fire.”
Updated 5:20 p.m.: According to Councilmember Charles Allen via Twitter, the Capper building “is severely damaged. But initial count has every resident accounted for.”
Updated 10:39 p.m.: You can help out the Capper residents through Near Southeast Community Partners, following this link: PayPal donation
Via JDLand, You can also donate via Van Ness Elementary’s PTO: PTO link
According to reader Maggie Adams via Instagram, Medium Rare donated 150 meals to residents tonight.
Updated 11:09 p.m.: Per Mayor Bowser’s Facebook page:
If you have a loved one who may have been displaced by the fire at 900 5th Street SE, call 311 or 202-737-4404 for updates.

Below, a few photos shared by readers via Twitter.

This is a developing story. Correction: An earlier version of this post called it senior center. The correct name is Arthur Capper Senior Apartments