Fire and rescue crews are on the scene after a “significant” explosion took place Thursday morning at the Friendly Garden Apartments in Silver Spring.
The building, located on the 2400 block of Lyttonsville Road, sustained heavy structural damage including a partial collapse according to Pete Piringer, spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service.
Piringer said injuries have been reported, some of them serious.
This a developing story that will be updated through the day.
Update / Claridge House, high-rise residential building, fire and explosion, heavy fire, 2nd Alarm https://t.co/W9kmZKpOYo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 3, 2022
Lyttonsville Rd, Residential apartment building explosion and fire https://t.co/quCjUzSuat
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 3, 2022
Our team has been in contact with Montgomery County officials and @MarylandOSFM, @MDMEMA, and @MDSP have offered their full assistance in response to this fire and explosion in Silver Spring.
Please keep all those involved, including our first responders, in your prayers. https://t.co/lEYIXYXI3T
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) March 3, 2022
