PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Fire crews responded to a fire at a senior living apartment complex in Prince George’s County on Thursday night.
Officials said the Woodside Village Apartments at 6801 Bock Road in Fort Washington caught fire. At last check, they said it was a two alarm fire.
The Prince George's Fire Department public information officer tweeted the fire was started by lightning.
WUSA9 crews at the scene spoke to one woman who lives in the complex. She said she heard a loud bang just before the fire started.
"It was frightening," she said. "My girlfriend and I, we [began] knocking on doors," said complex resident Barbara Igbokwe.
According to Benjamin Barksdale, fire chief of the Prince George's Fire Department and EMS, most of the fire was in the attic.
"If it had been down in the living spaces, we probably would have had our work cut out for us," he said.
Approximately 75 residents had to evacuate, officials said, and no one was hurt.
