1-Alarm Fire at Days Inn, Silver Spring

Improperly discarded smoking materials caused a fire in the roof of a Silver Spring Days Inn on Monday night, according to the Twitter feed of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

The fire began around 7:30 p.m., WUSA 9 reported, at the Days Inn at 8040 13th St. By about 8 p.m., the fire was out. There were no injuries, MCFRS' Twitter feed reported.

Days Inn guests staying in rooms affected by the fire were moved to unaffected vacant rooms or to other properties, WUSA 9 reported.

Early Tuesday morning, MCFRS tweeted that when it comes to discarding smoking materials (for example, cigarettes), "Please use only approved containers, not the ground!"