The Associated Press
GERMANTOWN, Md. — Fire officials in Maryland say eight firefighters were injured in a collapse at a burning townhouse in Germantown.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say the fire broke out in a home early Monday.
Fire Chief Scott Goldstein says in a video message posted online that the firefighters were injured when the front wall of the home and the second floor collapsed. He says the injured firefighters were taken to an area hospital, including one firefighter who has serious injuries that are not considered life-threatening.
Goldstein says about 120 personnel were called to the scene of the fire that spread to neighboring homes, displacing three families. He says investigators are trying to determine the fire’s cause.
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MCFRS Fire Chief Scott Goldstein on scene of Germantown TH fire & structure collapse that injured several MoCo FFs pic.twitter.com/rrsosTnfHS
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 14, 2016
.@mcfrsPIO took pic of a 3 alarm fire in Germantown.8 ff injured about 20ppl displaced. Live at 5:40 @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/2aH40413bg
— Meagan Fitzgerald (@MeaganNBCDC) March 14, 2016