PG fire ousts family from home

Eight people, including three children, were displaced after a fire swept through their Prince George’s County home Saturday evening.

The blaze broke out around 6:20 p.m. in the basement of a two-story house in the 6600 block of 22nd Place in the Chillum area close to the Montgomery County line, according to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.

A natural gas leak added to the problems.

But firefighters were able to extinguish the fire just before 7 p.m. without any injuries.

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