Firefighters battle 3-alarm fire at College Park apartment building
BALTIMORE -- Firefighters worked to control a three-alarm fire Monday morning at a three-story apartment building in College Park, Prince George's County fire officials said.
Units responded around 8:10 a.m. to the 10100 block of Baltimore Avenue in College Park for a structure fire, where they found fire showing from the roof.
Approx 8:10am #PGFD units were dispatched to the 10100 block of Baltimore Ave in College Park for a reported structure fire. On scene crews found a 3-story multi-family dwelling w/fire showing through roof. A second alarm has been sounded. @mcfrs w/mutual aide. PIO on scene. pic.twitter.com/1izL45W9uy
— Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) August 21, 2023
A second alarm was sounded shortly after units responded, and a third was called around 9 a.m.
The bulk of the fire was extinguished within an hour, officials said, crews remained on the scene. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage was not immediately clear.
No injuries have been reported.