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First responders were busy on July 4 as they responded to multiple fires that were reported across the county overnight.
According to a Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesperson, at around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, crews were called to the 14400 block of Brad Drive in Apsen Hill, when aerial fireworks sparked a fire that spread from an attached carport and spread to the residence.
The fire left one person displaced and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage.
Later, at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Friday morning, firefighters were back in service when there was a reported fire on Medway Street in the Glenmont Forest neighborhood to battle another blaze that was caused by improperly discarded fireworks.
No injuries were reported in either fire.
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