Prince George’s County Fire (PGFD) firefighters responded about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a two-alarm fire in an apartment building in the 9200 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Adelphi.
Several people were rescued down the main aerial of a ladder truck from balconies. Mark Brady, PGFD PIO reports that two residents suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and one firefighter was transported to a burn unit with an inhalation injury. Another firefighters suffered a leg injury.
#Breaking: RAW VIDEO: Watch the amazing moment firefighters attempt to rescue two people from a raging fire in an Adelphi apartment building. STORY: http://bit.ly/2308PduPHOTOS: http://bit.ly/1Pc4MAC
Posted by ABC 7 News – WJLA on Wednesday, January 13, 2016
WATCH LIVE: Firefighters battling 2-alarm apartment fire in Adelphi https://t.co/qdMOUaQomv pic.twitter.com/Us1ETrQpDx
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) January 13, 2016
#BREAKING @pgfire battling 2 alarm fire, 9205 NH Ave., #adelphi fire through roof, rescues underway pic.twitter.com/ETgjsdvWzf
— Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) January 13, 2016
Firefighters still looking for a cause for Adelphi blaze pic.twitter.com/OQMxjgkZSp
— Richard Reeve (@abc7Richard) January 14, 2016
Finally filmed a rescue: #Adelphi apartment fire AWESOME JOB: @PGPDNews @mcfrs @PGFDPIO @mcfrsPIO pic.twitter.com/jmTU9eFNni
— Brad Freitas (@NewsChopperBrad) January 13, 2016
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