Early video, above and below, from a house fire yesterday (Friday) on Tarkington Lane in the Leisure World community of Montgomery County, Maryland.
Here’s what Bill Delaney posted on the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service blog:
At approximately 8:30 AM this morning (Jan. 22), MCFRS Units were dispatched for a reported auto fire in the garage in the 3600 block of Tarkington Lane in the Leisure World community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trCRDzwohJw
First arriving units found heavy fire showing from the garage of a one-story duplex home . Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control.
Two occupants of the home exited safely and sustained no injuries.
The garage and auto were a total loss. There was some minor water damage to the home but the occupants were not displaced as a result.
One firefighter did sustain a minor injury.
Damage estimates to the car, garage and contents were more than $50K total. At this time the cause of the fire is undetermined.
