Crime & Safety

Blaze Destroys Rockville Home

Investigators determining cause and origin.

A family of five has been displaced from their Rockville home by a Sunday afternoon blaze that needed more than 60 firefighters to tame.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services got a call at about 1:15 p.m. for a "heavy fire" at single-family home in the 700 block of Wilson Ave., according to fire officials.

The fire was controlled in 20 minutes without injuries, officials said.

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Investigators have not determined why and where the blaze started.


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