MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
At around 12:45 pm, Friday, May 13, Prince George’s County
Firefighters arrived at a Temple Hills apartment building and encountered an
apartment fire on the second floor of a three-story apartment building. The first arriving engine from Silver Hill
Fire/EMS Station 829 advised the fire was extending to the top floor and roof
area and requested a 2nd Alarm.
Over 80 firefighters and medics battled this fire in the 4800 block of
Saint Barnabas Road for about 15 minutes before declaring it under
control. All occupants had safely
escaped prior to the Fire/EMS Department arrival.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in loss and damaged to two apartments and a section of roof.
Two firefighters were injured, one sustained 2nd degree burns
to his hands and was treated and released from the Burn Unit at Medstar
Washington Hospital Center. Another
firefighter sustained a laceration and was treated on the scene. A civilian was transported to a local
hospital for evaluation of smoke inhalation.
Eight families, 15 adults and 7 children, will be
displaced. The Red Cross is assisting
them.
The cause of the fire is undetermined.
Firefighters from Fairfax County also operated on this
incident.
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