Via Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer.
More than 100 people were displaced Monday after a fire at an apartment building in Rockville.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) responded to the 800 block of College Parkway around 8:50 a.m., according to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Firefighters encountered heavy fire on the top floor that had already burned through the roof. MCFRS helped several people and pets out of the building, Piringer wrote on Twitter.
About 100 adults, 20 kids and some pets were displaced. Two civilians suffered non-life threatening injuries, Piringer said.
He said the cause appears accidental and HVAC-related. Damage is about $1.5 million.
Update (initial dispatch ~850a) College Parkway; Origin & Cause, floor burned thru under HVAC in (apt #303) & fire cause appears to be accidental relating to HVAC; Damage ~$1.5M (fire/water to 17 Apts, incl 3 bldgs affected); Displaced, ~100 adults/20 kids/some pets; 2 civ inj https://t.co/busEBM1c8D pic.twitter.com/mJCNN1ald8
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) October 31, 2022
