This
morning at a little after 5 am, MCFRS Units were dispatched for a reported house
fire in the 5900 block of Willow Knoll Drive in Derwood.
First
arriving units encountered heavy fire to the rear of a two story, single family
home. All occupants were safely out of
the home as they awoke to a combination of a working smoke alarm and smoke in
the home.
Firefighters
quickly initiated an exterior attack to extinguish a large bulk of the fire and
then transitioned to interior operations to extinguish the remaining fire
located on the first and second floors.
The fire was quickly brought under control.
Approximately
fifty (50) firefighters were on scene. One
adult and two children were displaced as a result of the damage to the
home. Firefighters did rescue one guinea
pig though another guinea pig unfortunately succumbed to its injuries.
Cause
of the fire appears to be misplaced fireplace ashes in a combustible container
on the back porch/deck. Damage to the
home and contents is estimated to be approximately $300K ($250K to home and
$50K to contents).
Later
today, firefighters from Gaithersburg Fire Station #28 will return to the
neighborhood to go door to door handing out safety tips and offering to check
smoke alarms to ensure they are working.
Related
Safety Tip: Fireplace
and Wood Burning Safety
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