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‘Total loss’: Flames engulf 7-unit townhome in Frederick, Maryland

Alejandro Alvarez | alejandro.alvarez@wtop.com

June 7, 2019, 12:41 PM

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The residential building on the corner of Prospect Boulevard and Carrollton Drive suffered a partial building collapse, fire officials said. (Courtesy Frederick Police)
The residential building on the corner of Prospect Boulevard and Carrollton Drive suffered a partial building collapse, fire officials said. (Courtesy Frederick Police)
Courtesy Frederick Police
Residents of all seven of the building's units self-evacuated to safety, one official said. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Residents of all seven of the building’s units self-evacuated to safety, one official said. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
An initial search found no residents left inside. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
An initial search found no residents left inside. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a "total loss." (Courtesy Frederick County police)
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a “total loss.” (Courtesy Frederick County police)
Courtesy Frederick County police
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a "total loss." (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a “total loss.” (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
A pet bird was rescued and reunited with its owner. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
A pet bird was rescued and reunited with its owner. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
The fire on the 500 block of Carrollton Drive started just before 9 a.m., and it grew rapidly to engulf all seven of the townhouse's units. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
The fire on the 500 block of Carrollton Drive started just before 9 a.m., and it grew rapidly to engulf all seven of the townhouse’s units. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building's age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building’s age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building's age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building’s age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Frederick County Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Fox said residents of all seven of the building’s units self-evacuated to safety. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services
(Courtesy Frederick County police)
Frederick County Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Fox said firefighters initially encountered heavy fire conditions. (Courtesy Frederick County police)
Courtesy Frederick County police
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The residential building on the corner of Prospect Boulevard and Carrollton Drive suffered a partial building collapse, fire officials said. (Courtesy Frederick Police)
Residents of all seven of the building's units self-evacuated to safety, one official said. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
An initial search found no residents left inside. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a "total loss." (Courtesy Frederick County police)
First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though a fire official deemed the building a "total loss." (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
A pet bird was rescued and reunited with its owner. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
The fire on the 500 block of Carrollton Drive started just before 9 a.m., and it grew rapidly to engulf all seven of the townhouse's units. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building's age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building's age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor. (Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
(Courtesy Frederick County Fire and Rescue Services)
(Courtesy Frederick County police)

A large fire that impacted a seven-unit townhome in Frederick, Maryland, has been contained.

A fire on the 500 block of Carrollton Drive started just before 9 a.m., the Frederick County, Maryland Division of Fire and Rescue Services tweeted, and it grew rapidly to engulf all seven of the townhouse’s units.

Images from fire crews and law enforcement on social media showed flames towering into the sky from the two-story residential building on the corner of Carrollton Drive and Prospect Boulevard.

Frederick County Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Fox said firefighters initially encountered heavy fire conditions and were still working to contain isolated hot spots at 10:30 a.m.

Seventy-five firefighters responded to the three-alarm fire, which spread quickly due to the building’s age and primarily wooden frame, leading to a partial collapse on the second floor.

Fox said residents of all seven of the building’s units self-evacuated to safety. An initial search found no residents left inside, though at least one pet bird was rescued and reunited with its owner.

There were no injuries.

First responders are still working to determine the exact number of residents displaced, though Fox deemed the building a “total loss.” Red Cross assistance has been requested.

Frederick Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Center Street, Prospect Boulevard, Jefferson Street and Megan Court.

An investigation is ongoing to determine a cause.

A family reunification center has been established at the nearby South End Baptist Church at 506 Carrollton Drive.

This is a developing story. Stay with WTOP.com for the latest.

Alejandro Alvarez

Alejandro Alvarez joined WTOP as a digital journalist and editor in June 2018. He is a reporter and photographer focusing on politics, political activism and international affairs.

alejandro.alvarez@wtop.com

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