jacquie ben senn. >> breaking news in prince gorges county. chopper 4 was in the air as smoke filled the sky. a townhouse caught fire. part of the roof collapsed. the flames quickly spread toe homes nearby. shomari stone is in laurel to tell us what happened. >> right now firefighters you can see are over here and have their hoses and putting them. they've put out the fire. you can see it over there. three town homes destroyed. a ladder truck right there. they're still trying to figure out what caused this pire. tonight, chopper 4 hovered above the scene. the fire started in a townhouse in the 400 block of compton avenue in laurel around 7:00. prince gorges county firefighters tell us the townhouse was heavily engulfed in flames, smoke and quickly spread to the town homes it next door. six adults and two kids lived in this one on the far left. it took fire crews around 45 minutes to put it out. firefighters battled the blaze inside but then rushed outside because it was too dangerous. the roof collapsed and the homeowner doesn't have a place t