A home exploded and caught fire overnight near Rockville, according to a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire Department.
A home at 11400 Ashley Drive in Randolph Hills sustained “catastrophic damage” after an explosion took place and leveled the house around 1:00 a.m. Friday The fire is out though nearby homes were damaged.
Fire officials say the occupant is still unaccounted for; no firefighter or neighbor injuries have been reported. 75 firefighters responded to the scene.
Investigators are now on the scene.
(1a) 11400 Ashley Dr., Randolph Hills, explosion & fire, fire under control, catastrophic damage, status of occupant unknown pic.twitter.com/BiQHGrYawC
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 17, 2017
(~1250a) 11400 Ashley Dr near Grayling La, Randolph Hills, explosion & fire, fire out, home completely leveled, nearby homes damaged, no inj pic.twitter.com/CHUYC0zblD
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 17, 2017
Update - Ashley Dr, status of home's occupant unknown, large debris field, many surrounding homes damaged, no injuries to neighbors or FFs pic.twitter.com/CCOivOSVXf
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 17, 2017
Neighbor Paul Ricci sent us this video of the house after it exploded in #Rockville #GMM2 @abc2news pic.twitter.com/SFOdE0Sys7
— Megan Knight (@Knightfromabc2) March 17, 2017
