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Space Heater Ignites Silver Spring Apartment Building Fire, Displaces Multiple Residents Space Heater Ignites Silver Spring Apartment Building Fire, Displaces Multiple Residents
Space Heater Ignites Silver Spring Apartment Building Fire, Displaces Multiple Residents Over a dozen residents of a large apartment complex in Silver Spring have been displaced following an overnight fire, authorities say. Around 2:45 a.m., Friday, Feb. 17, firefighters were dispatched to Elizabeth House on Fenwick Lane for a fire in a fourth floor bedroom, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Pringer reported. The fire was able to be extinguished, but left a resident with smoke inhalation injuries, he said. The resident was transported to a nearby hospital as a "priority 2 patient" for evaluation and treatment, officials confirmed. ICYMI (~245a) 1400 Fenwi…

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by Annie DeVoe