$750K Damage to Three Restaurants After Fire

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Three Silver Spring restaurants sustained a total of $750,000 damage in a fire early Thursday that also injured one firefighter and displaced residents.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesman Pete Piringer says more than 100 firefighters were called to the two-alarm blaze about 1 a.m. at the Quarry House Tavern, 8401 Georgia Ave. The two-story commercial building was heavily involved when firefighters arrived, he said.

The fire also damaged the adjacent Bombay Gaylord Indian restaurant and the Mandarin Chinese restaurant.

The fire’s cause is under investigation, but Piringer said the most probable cause is an electrical problem.

The damage includes $500,000 to the structures and $250,000 to the contents in the buildings.

One firefighter suffered minor burns, and a dozen residents were displaced by the fire.

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