POOLESVILLE, Md. - A fire that burned a large home in a rural area of Montgomery County was started accidentally when the homeowner used smoke to manage a snake infestation.Pete Piringer / @mcfrsPIO The fire was reported Thursday night at a three-story house on Big Woods Road in the Dickerson / Poolesville area.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherPete Piringer / @mcfrsPIO Officials say hot coals were placed too close to combustibles sparking the blaze.
The home was in a non-hydrant area at the end of a nearly mile-long driveway making fighting the fire more difficult for firefighters.FOX 5 asked the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) about how common snake infestations are in the state."During the.