Editing Leisure World, Maryland (section)

===Fires===
On March 1, 1968, there was a fire in a model two-story townhouse on Gleneagles Drive at Leisure World.<ref name= fire>"Wheaton Fire Causes $100,000 In Damage". ''The Baltimore Sun''. March 2, 1968. p. B8.</ref><ref name= block>"Town House Block Hit by Fierce Fire". ''The Washington Post''. March 2, 1968. p. B6.</ref> Approximately 100 firefighters reported to the fire.<ref name= fire/> The fire caused damage to four townhouses, estimated at $100,000.<ref name= fire/> There was one injury; Chief Sidney Bailey of Sandy Spring Fire Department was treated for burns to the eye.<ref name= fire/><ref name= block/> A fire killed a woman in her home on Chiswick Court in October 1969.<ref>"Rockville Woman, 61, Dies In House Fire". ''The Baltimore Sun'. October 27, 1969. p. C10.</ref> In May 1976, there was a fire in a three-story apartment building on Glen Eagle Drive.<ref name= blaze>Barringer, Felicity. "Blaze at Leisure World Leaves 40 Homeless". ''The Washington Post''. May 24, 1976. p. B1.</ref> One-hundred firefighters reported to the fire.<ref name= blaze/> The only injury was a firefighter with a broken thumb.<ref name= blaze/> The fire destroyed twelve homes, and those twelve families had to move in with friends and families.<ref name= blaze/> In November 2020, an early morning fire left one person dead and displaced 40 other residents.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-28|title=1 dead, over 40 residents displaced after fire at Leisure World of Maryland|url=https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2020/11/over-40-residents-displaced-after-fire-at-leisure-world-of-maryland/|access-date=2020-11-29|website=WTOP|language=en}}</ref>