Recent Seneca Valley Graduate and Family Lose Home in Friday Afternoon Fire; Community Rallies to Support

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire on the 23900 block of Trading Post Drive in Clarksburg around 3:30pm on Friday, September 1. Lucien Lee, a recent graduate of Seneca Valley High School, reached out to let us know he and his family lived in the home that was destroyed by the fire. The young man started a GoFundMe fundraiser to help the family as everything gets sorted out and they recover from their loss.

“Hello everyone i’m fundraising for my family and I, today september 1st 2023 our house was burned down. My parents are first generation immigrants and we’ve lived in maryland our whole lives. And now we have nothing other than our clothes on our back and our car. Today we lost everything I hope you guys could help us get back on our feet. God bless everyone.”

From Friday: According to Assistant Chief David Pazos, “Units encountered fire through the roof with exposures on the left and right of the townhouse. One civilian is being evaluated on the scene,” and “Units will remain on the scene for an extended time while various hot spots are extinguished, and fire investigators have completed their work.”

RT @DavidPazos15 MCFRS is on the scene of a house fire in the 23900blk Burdette Forest Rd(Clarksburg) with 1 person being evaluated by @MCFRS_EMIHS https://t.co/OiRZ99TBqs

— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) September 1, 2023