Update - 2-Alsrm+ Grand Bel Manor Condominiums, 3852 Bel Pre Road. ~95 FFs OS, FFs arrived in Calvert heavy fire in a low level apartment, FFs assisted resident from building, EMS evaluated several occupants, several pets did not survive the fire, >dozen likely will be displaced pic.twitter.com/yOH8nP0fjo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 22, 2018
WASHINGTON — More than a dozen people have been displaced following a three-building apartment fire in Silver Spring, Maryland, Thursday morning that caused $1.3 million in damage.
Firefighters responded to reports of a two-alarm fire at the Grand Bel Manor Condominiums on Bel Pre Road around 4:30 a.m., said Pete Piringer, chief spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.
He said the cause was accidental, likely electrical in nature.
Around 95 firefighters responded to the blaze at the four-level residential apartment and helped residents exit the buildings, Piringer said. He also said there was an “extension in the pipe chase on all floors.”
Firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from the ground floor and extending upward.
While the fire affected three buildings, the building of the origin of the fire had the most significant damage.
EMS evaluated several residents. One resident and a firefighter were being treated for injuries but are expected to survive.
The American Red Cross of the National Capital Region is assisting around 100 people, said Piringer.
Piringer said two pets died in the fire, a dog and a cat.
The fire caused $1.3 million in damage: $1 million for structure, $300,000 for what was inside.
Below is a map of the area where the fire occurred.
WTOP’s Anna Isaacs contributed to this report.
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct that the fire occurred Thursday morning.
