Child, adult die in Arlington fire; two others injured An early morning blaze killed an adult and a child and injured two others in an Arlington home, fire officials said. The Arlington fire department was called to the blaze in the 1100 block of South Emerson Street around at 4:17 a.m., said Lt. Sarah Marchagiani. When crews arrived on the scene at 4:23 a.m., Marchagiani said firefighters encountered heavy fire on the first floor of the single family home that soon spread to the second floor. An adult and child managed to escape the blaze, but two others were still inside, Marchagiani said. Firefighters attempted to enter the house, but it took 15 minutes to get inside because of the intense flames, Marchagiani said. The adult and child that got out of the home were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A second adult and child perished inside the home, officials said. Two people managed to escape. Two did not," said Capt. Bill Shelton of the Arlington County Fire Department. The bodies of the victims were still inside the house by mid-morning as authorities investigated the fire. Authorities have not released their identities, pending notification of family. Shelton said investigators have found a smoke alarm and are trying to determine if it activated. He said there were multiple calls to 911 about the fire, including at least one from a neighbor. A neighbor said a family of four lives in the home and had just recently moved there from Falls Church. The Arlington County fire department, police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating the cause of the fire. Marchagiani said it would likely be days or weeks before one is determined. The house was totally destroyed. Dana Hedgpeth contributed to this report.