Fire officials said careless smoking caused $300,000 in damage on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at an apartment complex in Laurel, Md.
Nine apartments were damaged leaving residents with no homes.
The fire wasn't extinguished until 10:15 p.m. and was a huge task taking local volunteer firefighters from PG and Montgomery County to combat it.
One firefighter fell from a ladder and was taken to a nearby hospital and was released on the next day.
On Sunday, fire officials released that the fire was caused by improper disposal of smoking materials on a 3rd floor balcony.
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