MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
Firefighters rescued two occupants from a burning Fairmount
Heights house this morning. Just after
2:30 am, Wednesday, November 7, Fire/EMS units arrived at a 2-story single
family home in the 5300 block of Sheriff Road with a working fire on the second
floor. Two adult male occupants were
rescued by some of the first arriving firefighters, treated on the scene by
paramedics and transported to area hospitals.
A third occupant escaped safely prior to the Fire/EMS
Departments arrival. The most seriously
injured is a male, in his 60’s, that sustained burn and smoke inhalation injuries. He was transported by paramedics to a Burn
Unit in “serious” condition. The second
rescued male, in his 70’s, sustained minor injuries and was transported to a
nearby hospital in “good” condition.
It required about 15 minutes to completely extinguish the
fire with no additional civilian or firefighter injuries reported. Fire loss is estimated at $35,000 and fire
investigators continue to search for the cause and origin of the fire.
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