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86-year-old woman who died in Virginia fire after Christmas identified

Makea Luzader

MANTUA, Va. (DC News Now) — Investigators determined that the fire that killed an 86-year-old woman the day after Christmas was accidental.

The fire destroyed a home on Goodview Court on the evening of December 26. Officials said that it started on a natural Christmas tree and “involved the incandescent ornament lighting.”

A resident was unaccounted for and a home was a total loss after a fire tore apart a Fairfax County Home. (Image courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue via Twitter)
One person was injured with minor burns in the fire. (Image courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue via Twitter)
A resident was unaccounted for and a home was a total loss after a fire tore apart a Fairfax County Home. (Image courtesy of Fairfax County Fire and Rescue via Twitter)

86-year-old Christa Mensh died in the fire.

Another person was injured with minor burns and taken to the hospital that night.

Officials declared the home a total loss with damages totaling $615,275.