Close To 100 Displaced After Maryland Apartment Fire

April 10, 2006
Around 85 firefighter fought the blaze that caused $1.25 million in damages.

An early-morning Wheaton apartment fire displaced about 100 residents Saturday and caused about $1.25 million damage, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.

About 85 firefighters eventually were called to battle the two-alarm blaze at a three-story garden apartment at Wheaton Square, 10854 Amherst Ave. Fire officials believe that a candle left burning in a child

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