MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
The Prince George’s County Fire/Emergency Medical Services
Department has had a busy couple of days battling structure fires.
Since Wednesday, November 13, three single-family homes and
two apartment building fires have been extinguished by firefighters. There is no common element or connection
between any of these incidents.
 |
| Fire showing from home on Molly Berry Road |
 |
| Just before 3:00 pm, Wednesday, November 13, firefighters responded to a reported house fire in the 12500 block of Molly Berry Road. Firefighters arrived to find a 1-story single family home with fire showing from the garage side of the home with fire extending into the attic. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes. One home occupant was transported to an area hospital for a check-up. 3 adults and 2 children were displaced. The cause of the fire is accidental and attributed to the misuse of a oven to provide heat to the home. Fire loss is estimated at $80,000. |
Just after 4:00 pm, Wednesday, November 13, firefighters
from the District Heights area responded to a report of an apartment fire. Fire/EMS units arrived at an 3-story
apartment building at 6561 Pennsylvania Avenue with smoke showing from the
second floor. A bedroom fire was quickly
located and extinguished. An unattended
candle is responsible for this fire that caused $10,000 in estimated fire
loss. Two adults and two children were
displaced. No injuries were reported.
 |
| Front side of house on Fortside Driveway |
 |
| On Thursday, November 14, Fire/EMS units were dispatched to the 1200 block of Fortside Driveway in Fort Washington and arrived to find a 2-story split foyer single family home with fire and smoke coming from the rear of the house. Firefighters made a quick knock on the fire caused by unattended cooking. Fire loss is estimated at $175,000. The family was displaced. No injuries reported. |
Just before 11:00 pm on Thursday, firefighters from the
Morningside area were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 6500 block of
Woodland Road. Firefighters arrived to
find a vacant and unoccupied single-family structure with fire showing from the
front of the house. The fire was quickly
extinguished. Fire loss is estimated at
$80,000 and is under investigation. No
injuries reported.
 |
| At around 3:30 am, today, Friday, November 15, firefighters
arrived at 6431 Pennsylvania Avenue in Forestville and encountered fire showing
from the top floor of the 3-story garden style apartment building. A precautionary Second Alarm was sounded,
however, firefighters had the bulk of the fire knocked down within 15 minutes
of arrival. Several families were
displaced. The occupant of the apartment
of origin was transported to an area hospital for a unspecified illness. Fire Investigators have determined the fire
is accidental, with extenuating circumstances.
Fire loss is estimated at $150,000.
No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported. The photo shows conditions on arrival. Photo is from Morningside VFD Twitter. |
Comments
Post a Comment