Fire Causes $55K in Damage to Store

Firefighters were called early Wednesday to the Bed, Bath and Beyond store in Germantown for an electrical fire.

Posted Wed, May 6, 2015 at 9:36 am ET

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An electrical short in a light likely caused a fire Tuesday at the Germantown Bed, Bath and Beyond Store that tallied an estimated $55,000 in damage.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said via Twitter that store employees found the fire and called 911 before 5 a.m.

A sprinkler system controlled the fire in a second-floor office area, but heavy smoke filled the building at 12940 Middlebrook Road.

Montgomery Community Media reports the store’s employees evacuated the building and there were no injuries.

»Photo from MCFRS via Twitter

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