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Burtonsville fire leaves 12 families displaced on Saturday

By WTOP Staff

WASHINGTON —  One person was hurt and 12  families displaced after an apartment fire in Burtonsville, Md., early Saturday.

A fire starting with a mattress displaced 12 families Satutrday morning in Burtonsville, Md., (Montgomery County Fire)
A fire starting with a mattress displaced 12 families Satutrday morning in Burtonsville, Md., (Montgomery County Fire)

Montgomery County Fire spokesman Pete Piringer said the fire started around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in a third floor apartment on Blackburn Lane right off of Route 29 near Route 198.

The cause was determined to be “smoking materials” on a mattress. The damage is estimated at $450,000.

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