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January 28, 2019 | Deirdre Byrne

Fire Damages Rockville Day Care, Swim Center

Georgetown Hill Early School and Woodley Gardens Swim Club in Rockville caught fire Sunday, causing the daycare center to close Monday. After the fire, Peter Cromwell, CEO of Georgetown Hill, posted a comment to Georgetown Hill’s Facebook page. He said the damage to the buildings were “significant.” “At this time, we do not know the […]

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November 6, 2015 | Maureen Chowdhury

Fire Causes $500,000 in Damages at Nail Salon in Wheaton (PHOTO)

UPDATED  A fire at the Solar Nail Salon at 11204 Grandview Avenue in Wheaton has caused an estimated half a million dollars in damages, according to a Montgomery County fire and rescue spokesperson. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the cause of the fire was ruled accidental and believed to be related to […]

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April 1, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Gables Upper Rock Building Fire

Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a three-alarm building fire at Shady Grove Road and Gaither Road at an apartment complex in Rockville known as the Gables Upper Rock. Pete Piringer, public information officer for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, reports the call came in about 4:15 a.m. today (April 1). […]

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February 18, 2013 | Staff Writer

Apartment Fire

Montgomery County firefighters battled an apartment fire early today (Feb. 18) in the 100 block of South Frederick Avenue at Cedar Avenue in Gaithersburg. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said there were no injuries in the second floor apartment blaze. During the incident, police closed Cedar Avenue from Frederick Avenue to George […]

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