14 hurt after vehicle slams into Virginia restaurant and sparks fire

At the least 14 folks have been injured, authorities stated, after a automobile crashed into an Irish pub in Arlington, Virginia, Friday night, sparking a fireplace within the course of. 

The Arlington County Police Division said eight folks have been hospitalized, together with 4 who’re in crucial situation and 4 who’ve non-life-threatening accidents. One other six folks have been handled and launched on the scene, police stated.

Video obtained by CBS Information confirmed flames and smoke billowing from Eire’s 4 Courts pub, which is situated in Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood.

After Arlington County Hearth Division crews extinguished the blaze, engineers decided that the constructing was “structurally sound, however couldn’t be reoccupied,” the fire department said.

No particulars have been instantly supplied on the circumstances that led as much as the crash. The trigger is beneath investigation. 

“Please preserve all of the injured in your ideas and prayers,” Eire’s 4 Courts Pub later tweeted. “Because of @ArlingtonVaPD and @ArlingtonVaFD for his or her fast response. We’re devastated.”