Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units from Bethesda and Silver Spring responded to the building fire in downtown Bethesda on Tuesday evening. Units arrived to find a smoke haze on the penthouse level. Truck companies provided ventilation and Rescue 1 (Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad 741) did a search and investigation of the building floors. The issue was determined to be a malfunctioning HVAC unit.
Here are some apparatus shots and crew pickup including Truck 706 with their extended aerial ladder to the building.
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Trevor James
Trevor James Fire Scene Photography
![Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-01-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-02-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-03-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-04-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-05-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-06-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-07-tj.jpg)
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![Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Services on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-08-tj.jpg)
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![Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-09-tj.jpg)
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![Bethesda Chevy Chase Rescue Squad](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bethesda-buildingfire-10-tj.jpg)
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