Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy (former home of Peary High School) at 13300 Arctic Ave in Rockville on Tuesday, May 9 around 10pm. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the fire was contained to the bed of a Ford F250 and was likely caused by “improperly disposed of cooking materials or logs/ash from camp fire placed into bags/boxes that were put in truck bed.” Damage is estimated to be ~$10K and there were no injuries reported.
We will post an update if additional information becomes available.
Update (5/9 ~10p) Arctic Av, school parking lot; vehicle fire; fire contained to bed section of F250; Origin/Cause, most probable, improperly disposed of cooking materials or logs/ash from camp fire placed into bags/boxes that were put in truck bed; Damage ~$10K; no injury https://t.co/SEMZtqHRZS pic.twitter.com/SeezRCjaFI
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) May 10, 2023
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