1 injured, at least 12 apartments displaced after Landover fire

One person was injured and residents from at least 12 apartments in Landover, Maryland, have been displaced after a Friday afternoon fire.

Flames could be seen coming from the three-story apartment building near FedEx Field. The two-alarm fire started just before 3 p.m., Prince George’s County Fire and EMS said.

The unidentified injured person was taken to the hospital, officials said.

The fire has been extinguished, but the cause is unknown.

Officials said the number of homes impacted could increase.

Below is a video of the fire.


Stay with WTOP for updates to this developing story.

 

 

Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at WTOP. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.

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