Crime & Safety
White Oak Apartment Fire Sends 3 People To The Hospital
The two-alarm fire was caused by a candle placed too close to combustibles, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue said.
SILVER SPRING, MD — Three people were sent to the hospital after a two alarm fire broke out in an apartment building on Lockwood Drive in White Oak Monday, the Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Pete Piringer said.
The fire at 11508 Lockwood Dr. sent two adults and one child to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries at around 11:30 a.m., Piringer said.
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Three families were displaced from their homes due to the blaze, which was caused by a candle placed too close to combustibles, Piringer reports.
Piringer estimates the damages are around $160,000.
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(1130a) 11508 Lockwood Dr, room & contents, 2nd floor, EMS transported 2 adults, 1 child NLT injuries, Precautionary 2n Alarm, ~50 FFs OS pic.twitter.com/eLmXZYUlqR
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 13, 2017
ICYMI (1130a) Lockwood Dr, Montgomery White Oak (Vista) Apts, several families displaced, 2 adults 1 child hospitalized, moderate damage pic.twitter.com/5v1KMZxSKE
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 13, 2017
Update- 11508 Lockwood Dr; Cause, candle (home alter) too close to combustibles; Damage, >$160K; @ least 3 families displaced; 3 civ NLT inj pic.twitter.com/IC3TITlefb
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 13, 2017
Photo: Pete Piringer
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