Home in Virginia explodes as armed suspect approaches

A big blast destroyed a house in a Washington DC suburb while police were searching the area, officials said.

Police were asked to go to the house in Arlington, Virginia, at 4:45 PM EST (9:45 PM GMT) on Monday because someone was shooting a flare gun.

When they tried to go in later, they were shot at and there was a big explosion.

Police at the scene said that only a few people were hurt, but they can’t find the person who may have caused the trouble.

The fire department put out the fire.

The trouble began when the person shot a flare gun 30 to 40 times, but no one got hurt and nothing got damaged, the police in Arlington said.

The police got a legal paper to look for things and tried to talk to him on the phone and through a loudspeaker, but the person didn’t answer and stayed locked in the house.

“The police were trying to search the suspect’s house, but the suspect fired a gun inside the house,” the police department said.

The suspect shot a gun around 8:25 pm EST, according to Arlington police.

It is not known what made the explosion happen and people are still looking into it.

We don’t know who the suspect is or how they are doing. Police said it looked like there was nobody else in the house when it exploded.

Some people who live nearby said on social media that they felt their houses shake.

A video on the internet shows a police car driving towards a house while an explosion happens. Other videos on social media are showing debris and smoke flying into the air as the house explodes. The explosion has blown off the roof and walls of the house.

The police moved some people out of their homes, while others were told to stay inside and stay safe.

Before the explosion, a person named Jim Mathews posted on X saying he saw some flares.

“He said it looked like fireworks were being shot into the sky. ” “Will last for 15-20 seconds. ” Several in about 5 minutes or so.

Virginia’s Democratic Representative Don Beyer wrote on X that he was very scared, and he thanked the first responders for keeping everyone safe.