Man Burned in Veirs Mill Road House Fire

A man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening burns suffered in a fire in a single-family home in the 900 block of Veirs Mill Road in Rockville early Wednesday evening, a county fire and rescue service spokesman said. 

County firefighters responded to a call for the fire at 5:07 p.m., said Capt. Oscar Garcia.

The fire was knocked down in about 10 minutes, Garcia said. About 55 firefighters were on the scene, he said.

A helicopter could be seen hovering over the scene about 5:45 p.m. Traffic was heavy in the area, Garcia said.

The cause of the fire or where in the home it originated was not immediately known.

Rockville Patch will update this report with additional details as they become available.