PGFD handles RV fire. Watch the video.
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Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department Chief Spokesman Mark Brady took the video above and has still pictures on his PIO Blog of a 40-foot RV burning this morning. It happened at Cherry Hill Park in the 9800 block of Cherry Hill Road near the Beltway and Route 1.
Here’s some of what Brady wrote about the fire-
The Wittenberg family was inside the trailer when they noticed a fire in the area of the dashboard on the driver’s side of the vehicle. Attempts to extinguish the fire in the 1990 Allegro RV engine compartment were unsuccessful by the family and bystanders using fire extinguishers and a garden hose. The family of four, including a father, mother, teen male and younger female, escaped safely. The fire burned quickly and intensely as radiant heat extended to the trailer located about 15-20 feet away. Damage to the exposure trailer was limited due to plastic molding melting.
