Department Store, Retail Germantown, MD – Fire at Bed, Bath and Beyond store controlled by sprinkler system May 7, 2015 viking210 Montgomery County firefighters say an electrical short in a light fixture sparked a fire on Tuesday morning at the Bed, Bath and Beyond store on Middlebrook Road in Germantown. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said workers discovered the blaze and called 9-1-1. He said the fire was controlled by the building’s sprinkler system. According to Piringer, the store’s employees evacuated the building and there were no injuries