No Injuries After Kettering Three-Story Home Fire; PGFD Responds

No one was hurt after a Saturday evening house fire that sent Prince George’s County Fire Department crews to the 14700 block of Mary Bowie Parkway in the Kettering neighborhood around 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Officials reported heavy smoke conditions and confirmed that no injuries were reported to occupants or responding firefighters.

Crews arriving at the three-story home found active flames and heavy smoke. The rear of the structure "appeared significantly damaged" as firefighters worked to knock down visible fire and clear smoke from interior spaces. PGFD units established fire attack and ventilation efforts while staging apparatus along Mary Bowie Parkway to maintain access.

Prince George’s County investigators have opened a probe into the cause. "The cause of the fire remains under investigation," county officials said, and no preliminary ignition source or damage estimate has been released. At this point there is no public information on whether the home is safe to re-enter or if utilities have been shut off by fire crews.

Local responders confirmed the incident involved PGFD companies, but available reports did not list the exact number of engines, ladder trucks, or personnel that operated on scene. Officials also have not released whether mutual aid from neighboring jurisdictions was requested or whether the county Office of Emergency Management or nonprofit relief organizations assisted any displaced residents.

Neighbors in the 14700 block described seeing heavy smoke before crews arrived; media images from the scene showed thick smoke columns and flames at the structure exterior. The three-story profile of the house increased vertical fire spread risk, which firefighters addressed through ladder placement and interior search protocols even though there were no reported rescues.

This Kettering blaze is the latest recorded structure fire in the area but is separate from earlier, more severe incidents in the neighborhood. For context, a November 2016 Kettering house fire resulted in two critically injured victims after a fire that began in a basement and moved upward. That earlier incident underscored the rapid escalation risk in multilevel homes; county officials say each scene is investigated on its own facts.

Prince George’s County Fire Department continues its investigation and will release additional findings, including any damage assessment and safety notices, when available. For now PGFD’s confirmed outcome for Feb. 21 is clear: heavy smoke and visible rear damage to a three-story home in the 14700 block of Mary Bowie Parkway, and no reported injuries to occupants or firefighters.