MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A man died in the hospital a day after firefighters rescued him from the basement of a burning home in Kensington.
In a social media post on the afternoon of Feb. 28, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer said that crews were responding to the 5000 block of Aurora Drive, near Stillwater Avenue, for a house fire.
There, crews arrived to find a fire coming from the basement of a single-family home. Around 65 firefighters responded to the scene, and a person was reported to be trapped inside, according to Piringer.
In an update a short time later, Piringer said that crews rescued the unconscious man who was trapped and took him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another person who was inside at the time made it out by themselves but was also taken to the hospital with injuries.
Several dogs were also rescued.
On Saturday, Piringer announced that the man who had been rescued died at the hospital Friday night as a result of his injuries. There is no word on the condition of the other person who was injured.
Piringer added that the fire, which started in the basement and left over $150,000 in damages, was ignited by accident and could have been caused by various things, including smoking materials, electrical items and a space heater.
Crews emphasized that the home did not have a working smoke alarm.
