and seeing her home in ruins was too much for dorothy brazil to take. >> it was a brick building that was a significant part of the city's architecture. that fire brought out both the mayor and the fire chief to the scene. jackie benson now with more on the story. jackie. >> reporter: dorothy brazil and her family have lived in this house, there is no house left now, nthey have lived there sine long before columbia heights became the fashionable place it is now. the blaze consumed the large brick home in the 1300 block in northwest, feeding on the dry seasoned wood of century old beams. then it gave way. thousands of pounds of brick and flaming wood pancaked, collapsing to the ground. not long afterward, the homeowners who had been in rockville when the blaze broke out arrived at the scene. >> i'm dorothy. >> the unflappable dorothy brazil was true to form, no hysteria, no tears, just the facts, please, after the may your came to express condolences the stress got the best of her. she was taken to the hospital to be monitored for a rise in blood pressure all. up ait's ha >> that is yo

. >> the home belonged to dorothy brazil. fire officials said that it will be a complete loss. the video will show you just how bad this was. just after 6:00, a fire broke out near 13th and daraa arch street. flames cut through the home. -- a fire broke out near 13th and girard street. >> in about two minutes the flames for coming out of the windows. >> before long, parts of the building started to collapse. smoke could be seen from as far away as alexandria. by the time it put it out this firefighter had received injuries. by the time of dorothy brazil are right to the scene the mayor and fire chief showed up to comfort her. >> we will make sure that their immediate short-term needs are met. >> she quickly had a panic attack and had to be taken to the hospital. neighbors are happy that everyone is ok and did not spread to other homes. >> i went to see if she was home panther car was not here. we figured she was out. -- i would to see if her car was home. she was not there. >> ms. brazil has no idea what caused the fire and she had a number of irreplaceable documents inside. sh

community activist dorothy brazill.l get an update next. >>> coming up in sports nats manager davie johnson knows exactly how they can take back the park. the capitals' most physical player talks about game four against the rangers. r.g. iii and the rest of the redskins rookies at rookie >>> breaking news in the district. a huge house fire in the 1300 block of girard street northwest. that's in the columbia heights neighborhood. at one point that building collapsed. one firefighter was injured, taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. news 4 has learned the house belongs to long-time d.c. community activist dorothy brazill. she was not at home when the fire broke out. >>> there is a developing story involving a deadly case of road rage in fairfax county late this morning in the 7100 block of harrison lane. authorities say a woman died after a confrontation with another driver. pat collins reports. >> reporter: police are describing this as a case of road rage. they say they're now looking for a third veh

a 19th century home that belongs to well-known muncie activist dorothy brazil and her husband. they were not at home when that fire started. at one point the house collapsed. one fire fighter was injured and expected to be okay. >>> you don't have to look very hard to find new housing being built across the district. >> no. but tonight there is current concerns that with this housing boom many of the city's lower and moderate income residents are getting priced out of the market. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: johnny barnes is suing owners of a new downtown apartment building saying that the owners got a tax break for renting to low-income client tonya lewis who was quickly forced out. what's your housing situation now? >> i'm homeless. i qualify for an affordable dwelling unit that i was asked to pay a higher amount that did not match my income. >> reporter: upscale development is changing the face of many neighborhoods in the district. economic boom for many but also a hardship for those looking for affordable housing to rent or buy. >> reasonably priced housing in d.c. i