2-alarm fire at Montgomery County apartment complex displaces 6 families

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Dozens of firefighters responded to an early morning blaze at a Montgomery County apartment complex that has left at least six families without a place to live.

At least 75 firefighters responded to the fire that was reported just after 6 a.m. at a three-story garden apartment on Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring.

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said the bulk of the fire on the first floor of the complex has been extinguished.  No injuries have been reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.