Montgomery Community Media

Two people have been displaced after loose batteries caused their two-story North Potomac home to accidentally catch fire. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to the house in the 14600 block of Settlers Landing Way at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for MCFRS, the fire originated in the kitchen, started […]

A fire at the Riveria House, an 11 story apartment complex on East-West Highway in Chevy Chase, has caused $75,000 worth of damages. As a result of the fire, two families have been displaced from the apartment complex. According to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, the fire started on the seventh […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a bakery fire at 119 Market Street in downtown Kentlands around 10 p.m. on May 24. On his Twitter account, Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said some smoke was showing when the first units arrived on the scene of the Gaithersburg business. He said the building’s sprinkler system controlled the fire, […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a fatal kitchen fire in Kensington. It happened at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 22 in the 3900 block of Decatur Avenue. At the scene, firefighters found a 70-year-old man severely burned in the kitchen area of the home. According to a fire official, preliminary information indicates the man was […]

Forty Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 7200 block of Garland Avenue shortly after 2 p.m. on Nov. 4 in Takoma Park. The fire began in the kitchen area and was quickly extinguished, according to Assistant Chief Scott Graham, with no extension to the house. The cause of the blaze has […]