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| No injuries reported in two-alarm fire at Prince George’s apartments | No injuries reported in two-alarm fire at Prince George’s apartments |
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| Prince George’s County authorities said no one was injured Wednesday during a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex. | |
| Initial reports were that people may have been trapped in the building, and firefighters assisted some residents in getting out of the building in the 5000 block of Silver Hill Court in District Heights. | |
| More than 30 people were displaced, a fire department spokesman said. | |
| Roughly 75 firefighters responded to the blaze about 11 a.m. The fire was quickly put out, officials said in a Twitter feed. | Roughly 75 firefighters responded to the blaze about 11 a.m. The fire was quickly put out, officials said in a Twitter feed. |
| Some officials in Montgomery County were helping to handle questions about the blaze because fire officials in Prince George’s were at the funeral of one of their firefighters. | Some officials in Montgomery County were helping to handle questions about the blaze because fire officials in Prince George’s were at the funeral of one of their firefighters. |
| The building was evacuated, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. | The building was evacuated, and the cause of the fire is under investigation. |
| A spokesman said the fire caused significant damage, estimated to be more than $250,000. | |
| Victoria St. Martin contributed to this report. |