Silver Spring family files lawsuit after woman dies in apartment complex fire

A Silver Spring family has filed a lawsuit as a result of the death of 25-year-old Melanie Diaz. She was living in the Arrive Silver Spring Apartment building when a fire broke out in February of last year. The civil lawsuit alleges negligence on the part of the building, saying the smoke detector inside the apartment where the fire started was not working, that the door leading to the stairwell where Diaz was supposed to escape malfunctioned, letting smoke into the evacuation route.