A candle left burning in a closet quickly became more than one Maryland resident could handle.
The fire broke out at around 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2, inside an eighth-floor apartment at Blair Plaza Apartments on Blair Mill Road in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials.
A 911 caller reported flames inside a closet, prompting a massive response to the 15-story building that was not equipped with sprinklers…