Some residents living in a Prince George’s County, Maryland, apartment building were forced out of their homes Tuesday night after a fire broke out.
Flames broke out at a three-story apartment building on Harry S. Truman Drive in Largo at around 7 p.m., according to a tweet from Prince George’s County Fire and EMS.
No one was hurt, according to the fire department. A family dog who needed oxygen was treated by medics and safely handed back to its owners.
The two-alarm fire was an accident; firefighters said it was caused by incense left burning on a balcony.
“We just sat here and just watched it just start small,” resident Javon Statam told NBC Washington. “[The fire] just took out the whole roof. Debris started falling. It was crazy out there.”
Statum was able to get out of the burning building with his girlfriend, their 2-year-old daughter and their dog, NBC Washington reported.
The Red Cross is working with the residents who lose their homes.
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