Last evening
at approximately 1700 hours, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue responded to
the 10800 block of Keller Street in Silver Spring for the house fire. Engine 718
arrived on scene to find a 2 story cape cod style home with heavy fire showing
from the front of the house.
One adult
occupant of the home, who was in the basement at the time, was alerted to the
fire by a working
smoke alarm and safely exited the home.
Firefighters
initiated an interior attack on the fire which had already extended to the
second floor. While actively engaged in fire fighting on the first and second
floor, Command requested an evacuation of the building due to deteriorating
conditions. After regrouping, firefighters reentered the building and
extinguished the fire.
A total of
approximately 75 firefighters responded to the scene. Two occupants of the home
were displaced and not injured while four cats are missing. Damage estimates of
$450K to the structure and $200K to contents. Origin of the fire was the first
floor kitchen area with the cause listed as undetermined, most likely
accidental.
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| Photo via D/C Tom Jones KVFD |
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| Photo by MFF Sean Hall |
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