MEDIA CONTACT: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us @PGFDPIO
An unusual sequence of events this
afternoon in District Heights. Two house
fires occurred within an hour of each other on the same street separated only
by eight neighboring houses and with different causes. Each fire damaged the home and displaced the
occupants. Fortunately, no injuries were
reported in either incident.
The first incident occurred at around
4:00 pm in the 2300 block of Ramblewood Drive.
Firefighters arrived at the 2-story, Cape Cod style, single-family home
with fire and smoke showing.
Firefighters confirmed all the occupants were out of the house and
initiated an interior attack on the fire.
The fire was located in a bedroom on the first floor in the rear of the
house. The fire was quickly extinguished
and declared out within 10 minutes of arrival.
The cause of this fire has been determined to be a malfunctioning
extension cord and is accidental. Estimated fire loss is $50,000. Four
adults, 2 children and the family dog are displaced and assisted by the County
Citizen Services Unit and American Red Cross with temporary shelter.
As firefighters were cleaning up from
that fire a young teen-aged male came running up the street and told the first
firefighter he could find that his house was on fire. Firefighters quickly scrambled to negotiate
apparatus and themselves to prepare for another fire. At around 5:00 pm, just down the street from
the first fire, in the 2100 block of Ramblewood Drive, heavy smoke was pouring
out of the homes front door and upper floor.
Again, firefighters ensured all occupants were out of the house,
advanced hose lines into the home and extinguished the fire. One adult and three children are displaced
from this house. The County Citizen
Services Unit and the Red Cross are assisting this family as well. Fire loss is estimated at $35,000 and was
caused by unattended cooking.
Overall, two jobs well done by firefighters for minimizing damage and done so without injury.
A quick transition from one incident to another with little to no time
to organize who was first or last arriving.
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