GERMANTOWN, Md. — Just days before Thanksgiving, three families are without a home after a massive fire gutted a home in Germantown early Monday morning.
Firefighters with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to Cedarbluff Lane, off of Scenery Drive, around 1 a.m. after a report of a fire. Upon arrival, they saw fire showing from a townhome.
Just before 2:30 a.m., MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer stated a second alarm was called for the fire. The fire resulted in the family of three adults and one cat to be displaced. One of the residents also was taken to a local hospital to be treated as a precaution.
Two other families were displaced due to the fire -- the two neighboring townhomes of the one where the fire originated.
According to Piringer, 85 firefighters reported to the scene to tackle the blaze, and before 3:50 a.m. most had left the scene after the fire was extinguished. Significant damage was caused as a result of the fire, costing over $450,000. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Red Cross was contacted to help support the families with relocation assistance.
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