This morning at approximately 0130 hours, MCFRS units
responded for a reported townhouse fire at 10921 Brewer House Road. The
911 call was made by a neighbor who stated that she was awakened by the occupant
of the address knocking on her door yelling fire.
Montgomery County Police arrived on the scene first and
reported a fire and one adult male with severe burns. Engine 726 arrived
on the scene and confirmed significant fire coming from several windows in an
end of the row, two-story townhouse and requested a 2nd alarm. A
fire attack was initiated from the exterior
to dampen down some of the fire which then allowed for a transition to an
interior attack to extinguish the fire. The fire was quickly
brought under control and extinguished.
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The 73 year old male occupant of this address was
located in a neighbor's townhouse with significant second and third degree burns
over approximately thirty percent of his body. He stated that he was
awakened by the smoke alarm and observed fire in the front of the house.
He then attempted to extinguish the fire but could not.
The occupant was transported Priority 1 to a local burn center
with critical and potentially life threatening injuries and is listed in
critical condition at the time of this writing.
Approximately 75 fire and rescue personnel responded to the
scene. In addition, Medical Ambulance
Bus 726 (MAB) was on scene for shelter and rehab due to the extreme cold.
The origin and cause investigation determined the fire was accidental
and caused by an electrical failure or malfunction in a floor outlet. Damages
were estimated at $350,000 to the structure and $100,000 to the contents of the
home. Two cats are also unaccounted for.
Firefighters will be returning to the neighborhood later
this afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. to hand out safety information as well
as offer to check smoke alarms to insure they are working.
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