ICYMI (midnite) 5400blk Randolph Rd, homeless encampment, tent engulfed in fire, 1 fatality & 1 NLT injury pic.twitter.com/eGFdwF0XJb
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 21, 2016Update-5400blk Randolph Rd, fire consumed tent & involved nearby vehicles, 1 adult fatal & 1 transport Pri2, NLT inj pic.twitter.com/2I2mRpJu6t
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 21, 2016More..Randolph Rd, Police & Fire Investigators on scene, fire cause under investigation, EMS transported 1 w/NLT inj pic.twitter.com/Vvw967RLC6
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 21, 2016More - Randolph Rd & Parklawn Dr, 1 fatality, adult male found in tent, fire engulfed tent & several nearby vehicles pic.twitter.com/Y6qJGK6U2B
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 21, 2016R/O 5400blk Randolph Rd, homeless encampment tent fully involved upon arrival, incl several cars, 1 occupant trapped pic.twitter.com/7kekQqLkdf
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) January 21, 2016
WASHINGTON — A person was killed after a tent caught fire at an apparent makeshift homeless camp in Rockville, officials say.
The fire broke out just after midnight Thursday in a a wooded area in the 5400 block of Randolph Road.
Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says authorities received a 911 call from a convenience store about a structure fire near auto warehouses.
Officials say arriving firefighters found the tent fully engulfed in flames along with several abandoned vehicles at what appeared to be a homeless encampment.
One person was found dead where the tent caught fire. Officials haven’t positively identified the victim.
Piringer says the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
