A kitchen fire at the Lenox Park Apartments building in downtown Silver Spring on Thursday evening caused two people to be transported to a burn center and displaced five residents, according to fire officials.
The 20-story Enclave Silver Spring apartment complex was the scene of a fire that caused serious injuries to two people Sunday morning, according to fire officials.
County fire officials say sprinklers controlled a kitchen fire at the Hotel Silver Spring on Saturday afternoon.
A fire at an apartment in downtown Silver Spring early Friday morning may have been caused by a motorized wheelchair malfunction, according to fire officials.
Several factors contributed to the fire at the Arrive Silver Spring apartments, including the absence of working sprinklers and smoke alarms, according to a newly-released report from the county’s Fire and Rescue Service.
A three-year-old boy fell from a second-floor apartment window in Takoma Park Wednesday afternoon, according to police.
A hardwired dishwasher likely caused a fire at a home in Aspen Hill on Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer.
A dog was rescued safely from a Takoma Park home Wednesday after a tree fell onto the roof and crashed into it.
A new bill introduced in the Maryland House of Delegates would require fire extinguishers in high-rise buildings without sprinkler systems installed.