PHOTOS: Fire at Marlo Furniture Closes Rockville Pike
A two-alarm fire on the roof of the furniture store closed Rockville Pike into Town Center at the height of Wednesday evening's rush hour.
A two-alarm fire Wednesday night at the Marlo Furniture at 725 Rockville Pike did significant damage to the store's roof and snarled traffic in Rockville Town Center at the height of the evening rush. Two firefighters were injured. The call for the fire came in at 6:15 p.m. County and Rockville City police closed Rockville Pike at Wootton Parkway, rerouting traffic around the northbound route into the city's downtown. An NBC4 helicopter captured video of the rooftop blaze. Two firefighters suffered heat-related non-life threatening injuries while putting out the blaze, said Assistant Chief Scott Graham of the county fire and rescue service. The store was evacuated, Graham said. No civilians were hurt. Firefighters extinguished the fire, …
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shawntheweaver
10:30 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The report states that the fire started from the interior and spreaded to the outside. I think the employees could have been more vigilant and acted quickly if they were to spot any form of ignition or spark before such mishaps could occur again. A small fire is much easier to extinguish as compared to a huge wildfire, especially in a furniture shop where wood is the main product. And customers … more ›