Firefighters say 12 people were injured after a fire and explosion led to a structural collapse at an apartment complex in Montgomery County Wednesday morning.
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The chief said buildings 826 and 828 suffered substantial damage in the explosion. In total, residents in 24 units in the complex were displaced. It is unclear at this time how many residents may be unaccounted for because some buildings are still too dangerous for firefighters to enter. Montgomery County Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer tweeted that firefighters encountered ‘heavy fire conditions upon arrival.’ Images from Piringer show substantial damage to several buildings in the complex.
While the cause of this explosion has not yet been identified, the scene is eerily similar to several other apartment fires that were determined to have been triggered by gas. on Lyttonsville Road in the Silver Spring area of Montgomery County injured several people and displaced over 100 adults and children. That explosion was caused by a maintenance worker who accidentally cut a gas line.
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