WASHINGTON 鈥� Authorities in Montgomery County have a good example to show people about why you shouldn’t play with fireworks.
A vehicle suffered more than $5,000 worth of damage when fireworks went off inside it on Hunting Quarter Road in Poolesville, Maryland.
ICYMI (6/4) Hunting Quarter Rd, Poolesville vehicle fire, no injuries, Investigators believe ~2 dozen people present at time, no one called FD, Damage >$5K, Cause discharged fireworks in vehicle, several of those in attendance attempted to extinguish, but to no avail
鈥� Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)
Fortunately no one was hurt, but investigators said no one called the fire department even though they believe more than 20 people were present at the time.
Pete Piringer, a spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire Department said on Twitter that people at the scene tried to put out the fire themselves but with no luck.
ICYMI 鈥� July Fourth 鈥� Fire/Explosive Investigators (FEI) indicate there were >dozen (outside/vehicle) fires & at least 1 serious injury (Wheaton) caused by discharged fireworks 鈥� ALL Fireworks are ILLEGAL in MoCo, also hundreds firework items 鈥榬ecovered鈥� & confiscated
鈥� Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO)
The burned out jeep was just one of more than a dozen fires caused by fireworks. Piringer said At least one person in Wheaton was seriously injured by them.
All fireworks are illegal in Montgomery County.
