2-Alarm Fire Torches Karma Academy
MCFRS: Cause of fire under investigation; no injuries reported
Firefighters are investigating what sparked a two-alarm fire that broke out at a vacant facility in Rockville early Thursday. Asst. Chief Scott Graham said firefighters were dispatched at around 4:45 a.m. to 175 Watts Branch Parkway, the site Karma Academy treatment facility for boys. The facility has been closed since 2010. The fire was extinguished by 7 a.m., according to Graham. No one was injured in the blaze. Graham said the damage was still being assessed and the cause of the fire had not yet been determined.
