Thursday, August 20, 2015
Four firefighters were injured while fighting a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in Prince George’s County on Thursday.
One suffered burns to his hand that were serious but not life-threatening, two others sustained less serious burns and the fourth injured an ankle.
The three with burns were taken to the burn unit at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, and the fourth was transported to another area hospital.
More than 20 residents and a pet dog were displaced by the fire, which broke out in a three-story, eight-unit apartment building in the 11700 block of South Laurel Drive in Laurel, according to Mark Brady, a spokesman with the Prince George’s County Fire Department.
All of the residents escaped the building before firefighters arrived, including at least one person in the top-floor unit where the fire began, he said.
The fire gutted the apartment where it erupted. The cause was under investigation.