Firefighters Accused Of Assaulting Other Crew During Fire

LANHAM, Md. (AP) -- Two volunteer firefighters are charged with assault after two other firefighters, women from another station, say the men tried to force them out of a home as they battled a blaze in Lanham.

According to charging documents, the two female career firefighters from the Landover Hills fire station were first on the scene the night of Dec. 8 and were running a hose inside the house when another crew arrived.

The women say Christopher Kelly and Jeff Miller of the West Lanham Hills Volunteer Fire Department blocked them from entering and shoved them off the porch.

Both Miller and Kelly have been charged with second-degree assault and obstructing firefighters. Neither responded to requests for comment.

A fire department spokesperson said the incident didn't hinder firefighters from putting out the fire.