Two people have life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out on the nineteenth floor of a high-rise apartment Sunday morning in Silver Spring, Maryland, authorities say.
Firefighters rushed to The Enclave on Oak Leaf Drive near Columbia Pike at about 6:30 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. The fire was inside one apartment on the nineteenth floor but smoke was throughout the building.
Crews rescued two victims from the fire and took them to a hospital.
A resident said the building's fire alarms woke her up, but there was no smoke on her lower-level floor.
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Fire crews have extinguished the fire.
Three hours earlier, fire crews put out a blaze at the Rumba Y Carbon restaurant on Grand View Avenue in Wheaton.
One person was injured. No additional details about their condition were released.
The fire started in the basement of the restaurant and caused moderate damage, according to Montgomery County fire officials.
The cause of both fires remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Stay with News4 for more updates.
