Firefighters monitoring Gaithersburg fire overnight

Courtesy Pete Piringer/Montgomery County Fire

Courtesy Pete Piringer/Montgomery County Fire

U/D - 7301 Damascus Rd, barn fire; Cause, accidental, undetermined, likely spontaneous combustion; Damage, >$250K pic.twitter.com/QsePTnK1Qt

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 26, 2015

Update - Babble Brook Farm, Warfield Family, FFs encountered heavy fire conditions upon arrival & protected exposures pic.twitter.com/ZD5WR0fqXE

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 26, 2015

More...Damascus Rd, no FF/Civ injuries & no livestock involved, damage is significant (structure & contents) totaled pic.twitter.com/ULpWnAwuZ9

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 26, 2015

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WASHINGTON — Firefighters are standing by at the scene of a fire in Gaithersburg, Maryland, overnight.

The fire, which is now contained, started around 7 p.m. Tuesday at Babble Brook Farm on Damascus Road.

No one was hurt, but Montgomery County fire officials say damage totals more than $250,000. A structure was destroyed, in addition to vehicles, equipment and large hay bales that were in the building.

Firefighters plan to remain on the scene overnight to monitor the fire.