Crews respond to apartment fire in Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — Crews were on the scene of a fire that broke out at an apartment building in Hagerstown Thursday night.
The Hagerstown Fire Department said the fire at 673 Oak Hill Ave. started around 6:30 p.m.
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“The firefighters went up to the top and then and then the flames started shooting out so they came down as quick as they could,” neighbor Edye Brockett, said.
Flames poured through the roof of the apartment building.
Neighbor Julianna, who did not want to give her last name, was watching crews try to put out the fire.
“The two windows that are getting sprayed right now just got completely overflown by fire and the two firemen that hopped on top to try to get it down,” she said. “But when they did that … just blew up in flames.”
(Photo courtesy of Christopher Garner) (Photo courtesy of Christopher Garner) (Photo courtesy of Christopher Garner)
Aaliyh Allen said she has friends who live in the apartment building.
“I’m just praying,” Allen said. “Make sure that everything’s safe.”
(Photo courtesy of Grafton Martin) (Photo courtesy of Grafton Martin)
As of just after 2 a.m. on Friday, officials said crews have cleared the scene. There was no information provided regarding how many people were displaced or whether there were any injuries.
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