Crime & Safety
Multiple Units Damaged In Chevy Chase Apartment Fire
According to officials, crews reported heavy smoke on the 15th floor after locating the fire inside an apartment.
CHEVY CHASE, MD — Multiple units were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Chevy Chase on Monday, according to officials and a report.
Shortly after 10:30 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said crews responded to a blaze on the 15th floor of The Highlands at Chevy Chase, located at 5480 Wisconsin Ave.
According to officials, crews reported heavy smoke on the 15th floor after locating the fire inside an apartment.
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A second alarm was dispatched around 11:40 a.m., officials said.
MCFRS Units are on the scene of a 2nd Alarm High Rise Building Fire - 5480 Wisconsin Ave (15th Floor). Fire believed to be out at this time, units are clearing the adjacent appts and floors. #mcfrs @mcfrsPIO @mcfrs pic.twitter.com/19RadMHddD
— MCFRSNews (@MCFRSNews) December 8, 2025
By 12:10 p.m., the fire was extinguished, and crews were clearing other apartments and floors.
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MCFRS Assistant Chief Daniel Ogren told Bethesda Today on Monday that the fire appeared to have originated in an in-wall heating unit, and the blaze was isolated to a single apartment. No injuries were reported.
About 15 units were deemed uninhabitable due to fire, smoke and water damage, Ogren told the publication.
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