Crime & Safety

Fire Damages Bowie Assisted Living Home

The structure was safely evacuated.

Flames swept through the attic of a Bowie assisted living home Saturday morning, Gazette.Net reports.

Firefighters responded to the scene at 4702 Rocky Spring Lane around 11:20 a.m. According to the paper, they encountered heavy smoke pouring out from the attic.

The building was safely evacuated, the Gazette reports, and firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze quickly.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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