A fire has displaced at least 3 families this morning at an apartment building in the 5100 block of Dudley Lane. The 4-story building in the Pooks Hill area of Bethesda was heavily damaged, but all occupants were evacuated in time. According to scanner reports, the American Red Cross is being called in to provide temporary shelter for the displaced individuals.
The two-alarm fire has been extinguished, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said two firefighters have suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the blaze, which drew a response of more than 150 fire personnel to the scene. He said there was significant extension of the flames to hidden spaces within the building, and that firefighters would continue to search those spots.
Piringer says a guest at the nearby Bethesda Marriott hotel saw the flames just after 3:00 AM, and called 911. His report concurs with scanner reports during the incident, which indicated the blaze began on the second floor, and then spread to the upper floors. Further damage and injury or death was averted in part by the building's functional smoke alarms and sprinkler systems.
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