Early morning fire engulfs Gaithersburg townhouse; neighboring homes evacuated

Early morning fire evacuates several Gaithersburg townhouses

Several townhouses were evacuated after an early morning in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Several townhouses were evacuated after an early morning fire in the Gaithersburg area of Montgomery County.

The two-alarm fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. in the 300 block of W. Deer Park Road. Images posted online by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer show the home engulfed in flames.

Montgomery County firefighters battle townhouse fire

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer has an update on the early morning fire in Gaithersburg.

Pete Piringer / @mcfrsPIO

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Piringer said neighboring townhouses were evacuated. Nearby Summit Hall Elementary School, Ride-On buses and a medical ambulance bus are being used as temporary shelters. No injuries have been reported.