House Fire on Henderson Avenue in Silver Spring

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire around 1:30 p.m. on March 1 in the 2600 block of Henderson Avenue in Silver Spring.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and investigators said the cause was an electrical malfunction. Damage is estimated at $40,000.

Residents were alerted to the blaze by the home’s smoke alarm. According to the fire department’s Twitter account, one occupant was evaluated for minor injuries.

Update: 2600 blk Henderson Ave. Investigation complete. Cause: electrical malfunction. Smoke alarm activated/alerted occupants. 40k damage

— MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire (@mcfrs) March 1, 2014

2/2 No other injuries. Occupant’s injuries believed to be minor. Will update info when investigator’s work is complete. Thank you.

— MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire (@mcfrs) March 1, 2014

MCFRS on the scene: 2600 blk Henderson Ave, SS. Fire reported out. Investigators in route to det origin/cause. Occupant being evaluated.1/2

— MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire (@mcfrs) March 1, 2014

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