Fire at high-rise apartment building in Bethesda leaves several displaced, caused about $1.5M in damages

BETHESDA, Md. ( DC News Now ) — Officials said more than 90 firefighters were on the scene after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Bethesda late Tuesday night.

Pete Piringer with the Montgomery County Fire and EMS Department said around 11:20 p.m. on Sept. 10, crews were dispatched to the 5200 block of Pooks Hill for a fire at the Promenade Towers.

There, crews found heavy smoke and flames on the sixth floor.

The hallway of the apartment building in Bethesda is damaged after a fire broke out on Sept. 10. (X/DavidPazos15)

First responders quickly extinguished the blaze and there were no reported injuries.

Investigators determined the fire originated in a hallway closet and was accidental by nature, according to Piringer.

Officials said the fire caused about $1.5 million in damages.

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