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Fire in basement of Wheaton restaurant injures 1

A fire broke out at Rumba Y Carbon restaurant on Sunday morning.

WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. — One person was injured in a fire that broke out at a restaurant in Wheaton on Sunday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said.

The fire was in the basement of Rumba Y Carbon, said Pete Piringer, spokesman for the fire department.

Firefighters put out the fire but there is moderate damage at the scene.

As a result of the fire, one person was taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening.

The cause of the fire is still being determined.

No other details have been released.

    

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