BILL STARKS
WUSA9
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LAUREL, Md. - Flames shot through the roof of an apartment building in Laurel Monday afternoon, causing a part of the building's roof to collapse.
Firefighters from multiple counties battled this Maryland 3-alarm apartment fire. (Mark Brady, PGFEMS PIO photo)
(Mark Brady, PGFEMS PIO photo)
(Mark Brady, PGFEMS PIO photo)
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No injuries were reported, but a number of residents were displaced due to the heavy damages caused by the fire.
Prince George's County Fire officials say that they received a call at approximately 2:50PM for a fire on the third floor of a 3-story garden apartment complex, located in the 13000 block of Mistletoe Springs Road. When firefighters arrived, they found flames on the third floor extending though the roof and called for a third alarm to be sounded.
Fire officials report the bulk of the fire was knocked down at 4:00 p. m.
A number of residents of the Willow Lake Apaartment complex were displaced.
The cause of the fire, and dollar amount of the damages caused. are still being determined by fire.