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One displaced after townhouse fire in Germantown

GERMANTOWN, Md. (DC News Now) — One person has been displaced after a Sunday townhouse fire in Germantown, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

In a post shortly before 3:30 p.m. on X by Pete Piringer with MCFRS, firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the 13100 block of Diamond Hill Court off Crystal Rock Drive.

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There, flames could be seen from the backside of the two-story townhouse, spreading to the second floor and roof.

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Firefighters say everyone safely escaped unharmed, and the house sustained moderate damage.

According to firefighters, the fire ignited after the outside air conditioning unit malfunctioned, sparking a fire up the vinyl of the home.

Roughly 50 firefighters were on scene to extinguish the flames.

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