Montgomery County, MD, Firefighters Battle Fire at Asphalt Quarry

Burning oil tanks at a Rockville quarry created thick, dark smoke that was visible for miles Thursday afternoon. 

Montgomery County firefighters kept their distance at first due to the hazardous materials involved. The fire involved hree stationary tanks including two liquid asphalt tanks and one used motor oil tank, WJLA reported. 

“We hope that people treat it like a bad air quality day, We don’t know of any hazards, per se, but it is smoky,” said Pete Piringer, public information officer for Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services. 

Firefighters monitored the air throughout the operation. Piringer urged residents to limit outdoor activiity.

Firefighters remained at the scene Thursday evening and foam units had been requested. 

 

Hazmat crews are cleaning up and the Maryland Department of Environment is responding after a huge fire at a quarry in Rockville, Maryland, quarry. _______ NBC4 Washington / WRC-TV is the No. 1 broadcast television station and the home of the most-watched local news in Washington, D.C. NBCWashington.com is the market’s most-visited local television station website across all platforms. FOLLOW & STREAM NBC4 WASHINGTON Xumo Play: https://play.xumo.com/live-guide/nbc-washington-dc-news Roku: https://therokuchannel.roku.com/watch/021707311e0b595597f97a389e0051e6/nbc-washington-dc-news Also available on Freevee, Google TV, TCL, Local Now, and Samsung TV Plus. More here: https://www.nbcwashington.com/watchlive/ Instagram: http://nbc4dc.com/3HxYkYH Threads: http://nbc4dc.com/ZYZAAHJ Facebook: http://nbc4dc.com/iD1GvRQ X: http://nbc4dc.com/APF7vQM TikTok: http://nbc4dc.com/pg5Nx67 VISIT OUR SITE: https://www.nbcwashington.com/ DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APPS: https://www.nbcwashington.com/products/ WATCH NBC4 LIVE ON AMAZON FIRE TV: https://www.nbcwashington.com/firetv/ WATCH NBC4 LIVE ON ROKU: https://www.nbcwashington.com/roku/d