Roughly 50 firefighters from 12 companies descended upon a garage fire that threatened a nearby home in Thurmont Saturday morning.
Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services (DFRS) responded to the 6800 block of Red Bird Lane shortly after 9 a.m.
Heading into the call, Battalion Chief Dan Healy said firefighters initially werenât sure whether the garage was attached to a home. It was not, but it stood about 20 feet from a single-story home and wasnât far from another, larger family home. Healy said the fire was âwell involvedâ when they arrived, and the structure eventually collapsed. They got the blaze under control in approximately 20 minutes, but Healy estimated they would be on scene for a while tackling the smoldering hot spots.