Media Contact: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @pgfdpio
Prince George’s County Firefighters battled a fire in a
Suitland apartment building this evening that could displace as many as 50
occupants. At about 6:15 pm, Tuesday,
March 31, firefighters and medics were alerted to a terrace level apartment on
fire at 3913 Southern Avenue, a 3-story garden-style apartment building. Firefighters arrived to find fire showing
from an apartment on the ground level rear side and immediately went to work.
Firefighters searched eleven apartments and found that all
occupants had escaped safely. The
fire was located and quickly extinguished. There was
some extension to the apartment above on the 1st floor that was also
extinguished. Fortunately, no civilian
or firefighter injuries were reported.
11 apartments in the building of origin will be displaced
mostly due to the loss of electric and gas utility services. An attached apartment building, 11 apartment
units, may also be displaced if the utility services cannot be isolated to just
the one building. If both buildings
remain without utilities than as many as 50 occupants could be displaced. The County Citizens Services Unit and the
American Red Cross are working with apartment complex management to assist the
displaced occupants.
Fire Investigators believe a juvenile male under the age of
10 started the fire. The child was cited
and released to the custody of his parents.
Investigators will work with the family by providing referral services
for juvenile fire setting. Fire loss for
the building and contents is estimated at $50,000.
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