4 People Displaced, 1 Firefighter Hurt In Townhouse Fire: MCFRS

GERMANTOWN, MD — A townhouse fire in Germantown Tuesday night displaced four residents and caused about $200,000 in damage, according to officials.

At about 11 p.m., Montgomery County firefighters were called to a fire in the 19900 block of Appledowre Circle.

Pete Piringer, the county fire department's spokesman, said about 75 firefighters extinguished the two-alarm blaze. Three adults and a child were displaced and one firefighter suffered minor injuries.

Update 19900blk Appledowre Cir, Germantown; TH; Cause, Accidental; Originated in exterior AC/heat pump unit & extended up & into 3-level TH; Damage $150K structure $50K contents; passing neighbor called 911; 3 adults/1child displaced; 1FF injury (minor); ~75 FFs OS pic.twitter.com/qgEftWVik6
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 10, 2019

Officials believe the cause of the fire was accidental and originated from the exterior AC/heat pump unit.