Takoma Park House Fire Causes Major Damage

UPDATED, 11:30 a.m., Aug. 15- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer is reporting damage estimates of more than $200,000 from a fire at a Takoma Park home Friday morning.

In a tweet, Piringer said the fire started in the first-floor dining room and investigators are still determining the cause. One firefighter suffered minor injuries on the scene, he said in the tweet.

ORIGINAL POST- Fire at a home on Kansas Lane in Takoma Park caused major structural damage but no injuries Friday morning.

According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, the fire started about 6 a.m. and was extinguished in about an hour.

Piringer tweeted out the following:

U/D 6505 Kansas La, Tak Park, fire under control, major structural damage, no injuries, cause of fire under invest pic.twitter.com/NlTpNi4wiH

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 15, 2014

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