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Weekend fires scorch Frederick and Montgomery counties
A two story frame house on Travilla Road near Rockville was badly damaged Sunday, the worst of five fires in Frederick and nearby Montgomery County over the weekend. Damage, owned by Walter Conner, totaled about $2,500. Fire crews from Rockville Gaithersburg and Cabin John fought flames from 12:17 p.m. until 3 p.m. A shed behind a house on Potomac View near Sandy Hook burned Saturday. it contained only rubbish. A woods fire along Roop Road north of Mount Airy was extinguished by rain, and an oil stove explosion near Mount Airy caused no blaze. An auto fire on Highland Street caused minor damage from wiring.
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Travilla
Rockville
Frederick
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Cabin John
Walter Conner
Henry Cole
Potomac View
Sandy Hook
Roop Road
Mount Airy
Lisbon
Marshall Arnold
Bethel Road
Highland Street
Independent Hose
United Fire Companies