Crime & Safety

Fire Crews at Edge Hill and Old Welsh

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Update: The fire was declared "under control" just after 7 p.m.

Officials are monitoring a fire near the corner of Edge Hill and Old Welsh roads, according to Montgomery County Public Safety Radio. 

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The report said the fire started in the fireplace with the flue closed. The house was full of smoke and one report mentioned a child inside the building. 

Several fire and police units are on the scene; one fire company hooked up to a fire hydrant. 

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