MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
Firefighters rescued two residents from a Landover apartment
building this morning when a neighbor’s apartment was on fire. At about 1:45 am, Saturday, Fire/EMS units were
dispatched to 3839 64th Avenue in Landover for a fire reported on
the second floor. Units arrived at the
multi-level, 4 stories in the front and 7 in the rear, with heavy smoke coming
from a second floor unit and the fire extending to apartments above. High heat and
thick smoke in the hallway prevented the egress of some occupants that retreated to their
windows and awaited rescue.
Firefighters entered the building to extinguish the fire and
search for trapped occupants. A team of
firefighters used ground ladders to remove 2 occupants from their apartment
window. Firefighters encountered several
occupants suffering from various injuries incurred while escaping the heat and
smoke. All five occupants were treated
on the scene and transported to a hospital for treatment. All the patients were transported in good
condition.
A Second Alarm was sounded bringing additional resources to
the scene. The fire was contained and
extinguished within 20 minutes. Assistant
Chief Paul Cruz stated that the fire was contained to the apartment of origin
and that several occupants would not be able to return to their apartments. Displaced residents were being assisted by
the County Citizen Services Unit (CSU) with temporary shelter. Steve Stearns, a CSU representative, stated
that he was assisting 50 adults and 14 children that are displaced with
temporary shelter.
A County “GO” Bus was brought to the scene and provided an
air conditioned temporary shelter for displaced residents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and fire loss
estimates are still being tabulated.
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