Phone charger sets basket of clothes on fire in Montgomery County


MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A phone charger cord set a basket of clothes on fire at a Montgomery County home on Saturday Night.

Officials with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service encountered a light haze and smoke at a house in the 19900 block of Drexel Hill Circle in Montgomery Village. There, smoldering clothes were found in a basket with an overheated charger.

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Pete Piringer, a spokesperson for the department, said the fire was extinguished and there were no injuries.

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