Crime & Safety

Townhouse Fire Deemed Accidental

A Germantown family displaced by the blaze.

A townhouse fire Tuesday that displaced four and caused $15,000 in damage was deemed accidental by fire officials.

At around 7 p.m., firefighters responded to the 14900 block of Zinnia Circle in Germantown for reports of a fire and found the blaze in a second floor bedroom, according to Cpt. Oscar Garcia, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service spokesman.

No injuries were reported.

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The American Red Cross is assisting the family, Garcia said.


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