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Man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following Gaithersburg house fire

House on fire
Firefighters respond to a fire on Oak Avenue in Gaithersburg early Sunday. (Courtesy Pete Piringer)
Smoke is seen coming from a home on Oak Avenue early Sunday. (Courtesy Pete Piringer)
A man was transported with critical life-threatening injuries following a house fire on Oak Avenue in Gaithersburg. (Courtesy Pete Piringer)
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House on fire

More than 50 firefighters responded to a house on fire in the unit block of Oak Avenue in Gaithersburg, Maryland, early Sunday.

A man was rescued and transported from the single-story family home with “critical life-threatening injuries,” according to Pete Piringer, chief spokesperson for Montgomery County’s fire and rescue service.

The fire started around 1:30 a.m. in the first floor kitchen around a baseboard heater that ignited “other nearby combustibles,” Piringer said.

There was “no smoke alarm evident,” in the home, he said.

The fire caused about $400,000 in damage to the home, according to Piringer.

See a map of the location of the fire below.

CLICK MAP TO ENLARGE. (Courtesy Google Maps)

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Valerie Bonk

Valerie Bonk started working at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ in 2016 and has lived in Howard County, Maryland, her entire life. She's thrilled to be a reporter for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ telling stories on air. She works as both a television and radio reporter in the Maryland and D.C. areas. 

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