Massive Fire At PG County Apartment Building (Video)

LANDOVER, MD -- A major fire caused significant damage to a three-story apartment building in the Landover area early Tuesday morning (video embedded below).

Firefighters responded to the 4000 block of Warner Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. to a report of a fire on the terrace level and through the flat roof of a three-story garden-style apartment building, Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady tweeted.

A second alarm was issued, and there was a partial collapse of the exterior walls on the rear side. Three firefighters were taken to the hospital with burn injuries and are in good condition, Brady said.

Initially, 22 occupants were accounted for, but a family of four was not. Brady later reported that all occupants were accounted for, and only one civilian was transported with a smoke injury.

30 BOX - Just after 3:30am Engine 281 the 4000 Blk of Warner Ave. Units arrived with the working fire. Engine 481 ran the working fire dispatch. With in minutes, the second alarm was requested. #wlhvfd #pgfd #greenhose #3beeps pic.twitter.com/OCKWWZaPms
— West Lanham Hills FD (@WLHVFD) April 23, 2019