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WOODBRIDGE, VA (WUSA9) - A man died after an apartment fire in Woodbridge, Virginia late Monday night , police said.  Around 11:35 p.m., officers responded to an apartment in the 3500 block of Sherbrooke Circle to assist the Department of Fire and Rescue with an apartment fire.  Upon searching the apartment, fire crews found an unconscious man. He was pronounced dead at the scene.  The victim will be transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination and identification. The identity of the deceased will be released once confirmed and next of kin is notified. More information will be released when available. The investigation continues.   © 2017 WUSA-TV

NEW YORK, NY — In the summer of 1977, New York City was — literally and figuratively — on fire. It was the summer of disco fever, of Studio 54. It was the summer of Yankees mania. It was the summer that catapulted Ed Koch to City Hall. And in mid-July, it turned into the summer of darkness, when an epic, five-borough power outage — deemed an "act of God" by Con Ed — plunged the city into two days of total blackout. Airports shut down. News stations went off the air. Thousands were stuck in underground subway tunnels . Meanwhile, in the streets, the down-and-out — at their breaking point after years of municipal layoffs and a steady surge in violent crime — rioted and looted with abandon. Arsonists reportedly set more than 1,000 fires across the city in a single day. The Bronx, it would later be said, was burning. It was also the Summer of Sam. Want more local news? Sign up here to receive free newsletters and alerts from the New York City Patch . In spring 1977, police con...