ARLINGTON, Va. - Authorities are investigating after a vehicle crashed into a building Friday evening injuring at least 14 people in Arlington, according to police and fire officials.Alrington County Police reported the crash on Twitter around 7:00 p.m.
Friday. They say a vehicle crash into a building in the 2000 block of Wilson Boulevard.Credit: Jake Denton Images from the scene show a heavy fire crew presence outside of the Ireland's Four Courts Irish pub.
The pub posted on Twitter asking everyone to keep the victims of the crash in their prayers.The crash caused a structure fire, but it was put out a short time later.FOX 5 obtained video from above the scene showing a heavy amount of smoke coming from the area.A video sent to FOX 5 from a viewer on Twitter shows a massive plume of smoke billowing from the scene of car crashing into a bar in Arlington. (Credit: @morriskevinm)According to Arlington Fire and EMS, eight patients were taken to area hospitals after the crash.
Officials say four of those victims suffered critical injuries and the four others had non-life threatening injuries. Six additional patients were also treated at the scene and released.Authorities have not indicted what caused the vehicle to crash into the building.This is a developing story.