FIRE AT SUMMIT HILLS APARTMENTS IN SILVER SPRING

A kitchen fire in a unit at the Summit Hills Apartments was responded to late Thursday evening by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue. Firefighters managed to put the fire out in short order, although smoke was still an issue. No injuries resulted, according to MCFRS Public Information Officer Pete Piringer. The building is located at 8504 16th Street, on the edge of downtown Silver Spring.