ROCKVILLE, Md. — Firefighters in Montgomery County say a man has been arrested and charged with arson and related crimes following a fire at an apartment complex in Rockville Tuesday evening.

Crews were first called to the Bethesda Park Condos in the area of Braxfield Court and Parklawn Drive for a report of a fire around 7 p.m. When firefighters got to the scene, they found flames on the third floor of the four-story apartment building. About 65 firefighters responded to the blaze and worked to evacuate residents while extinguishing the fire.

Photos and videos posted to social media by Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer show crews using ladders to evacuate residents of the apartment building. Piringer said a resident of an adjacent apartment was taken to the

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