Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Sunday morning to a reported building fire at an apartment complex in the 400 block of Ridgepoint Place in Gaithersburg.
According to MCFRS spokesperson David Pazos, crews were dispatched around 9:21 am and determined the incident involved improperly discarded fireplace ashes on a third-floor apartment balcony. The ashes activated a sprinkler pipe on the top-floor balcony, but no fire extension was reported. All occupants were accounted for, no injuries were reported, and no residents were displaced.
402 Ridgepoint Pl @921AM (Gaithersburg)- @mcfrs crews dispatched for bldg fire-found improperly discarded fireplace ashes on apartment balcony with activated sprinkler pipe on top floor balcony(3rd fl). Apartment occupants accounted for w/no injuries. No displacements. @mcfrsPIO pic.twitter.com/As2xLTDESf
— Pazos@mcfrsPIO (@DavidPazos15) February 1, 2026
