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Firefighter injured during fire at Boyds area home in Montgomery County Firefighter injured during fire at Boyds area home in Montgomery County
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A Montgomery County firefighter was injured as firefighters spent more than an hour Thursday night trying to control a massive fire inside a large single-family home in the Boyds area, fire officials said.A Montgomery County firefighter was injured as firefighters spent more than an hour Thursday night trying to control a massive fire inside a large single-family home in the Boyds area, fire officials said.
Five residents and their pet safely got out of their two-story house after fire broke out there in the 18300 block of Aspen Dale Court about 9 p.m., Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete Piringer tweeted. The injury to the firefighter was non life threatening, Piringer said, but it was not clear how the firefighter was hurt. Five residents and several dogs safely got out of the two-story house in the 18300 block of Aspen Dale Court after fire broke out about 9 p.m., Montgomery County fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said in a Twitter message. The injury to the firefighter was not life threatening, Piringer said.
Arriving firefighters were met with heavy fire burning the garage and flames that extended to the first and second floors of the brick home. The fire damage caused a partial collapse of the home’s structure, Piringer said. Firefighters were met with heavy fire burning the garage and flames that extended to the first and second floors of the brick home. The fire damage caused a partial collapse of the home’s structure, Piringer said.
Fire officials said they believe the fire started in the garage, although the exact cause has not yet been determined. The estimated damage to the home was nearly $1 million.