![Several families were displaced and one person transported due to a Silver Spring apartment fire on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/silverspringfire1.jpg)
![The estimated damage to a Silver Spring apartment that caught fire Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 is $100,000. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)](https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/silverspringfire2.jpg)
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WASHINGTON — Several families are spending the night out of their homes, and one person was hurt due to a fire in a Silver Spring apartment building.
Smoking was the cause of the fire, a spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said.
The four-story building on the 100 block of Schuyler Road caught fire Tuesday night. Eighty-five firefighters doused the building; there was heavy fire on the first floor when they arrived.
Firefighters helped trapped residents and one person was transported. The estimated damage is $100,000.
The fire closed Sligo Creek Parkway between Colesville Road and East Wayne Avenue.
2nd Alarm Schuyler Road, 4-sty apt bldg, several residents assisted from bldg, 1 resident transported, fire on 1st floor, Fire out pic.twitter.com/XRgtCIFBLf
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 18, 2017
Below is the area where the fire happened.