High-Rise Fire Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents in DC Suburb

High-Rise Fire Kills One, Displaces 400 Residents in DC Suburb
Firefighters respond to a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Silver Springs, Md., on Feb. 18, 2023. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service via AP
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SILVER SPRING, Md.—One person died and one is in critical condition after a fire early Saturday at a high-rise apartment building in a suburb of Washington, the Washington Post and other local media reported.

The fire in downtown Silver Spring sent more than a dozen other people, including three firefighters, to the hospital and displaced more than 400 residents, the Post reported.