Firefighters arrive at the Circle Arms Apartments at 2416 K St. at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. D.C. Fire and EMS battalion chief Donald Martin said the "relatively small" kitchen fire was contained to unit 205. Francis Rivera | Photo Editor
Firefighters broke several windows at the back of the apartment building as smoke billowed. Residents in the adjacent residence hall City Hall were not evacuated, but watched the scene unfold from their balconies. Francis Rivera | Photo Editor
With ladders raised outside the Circle Arms Apartments, firefighters block off the intersection of K Street and Washington Circle as water runs down the street. Francis Rivera | Photo Editor
Priya Anand contributed to this report.
