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UPDATED March 15, 11:37 a.m. Fire and Rescue officials report that all eight firefighters injured during the blaze have been released from area hospitals and are recovering at home. According to Fire and Rescue officials the damages from the fire total about $500,000. You can view the video of the townhouse collapse and rescue efforts below: ORIGINAL March […]

More than 100 Montgomery County firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at a townhouse in Germantown on Monday, March 14. According to officials, the fire caused one home to collapse and damaged surrounding buildings. Peggy Garland’s home was one of the buildings that was impacted by the blaze. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Garland describes the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters battled a heavy house fire in Gaithersburg Wednesday afternoon. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the single family home is located at Quantum Place. The fire originated on the second floor of the home and extended to the attic, Piringer said. The owners of the home were away, but several workers […]

A house fire in the 900 block of McCeney Avenue on Wednesday night caused $675,000 in damages, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it took 65 firefighters about thirty minutes to bring the blaze at 909 McCeney Avenue under control. According to Piringer, the family was home […]

UPDATE Feb. 22, 9:30 a.m. The Maryland State Police reports that the pedestrian struck on southbound Interstate 270 at MD Rt. 118 has died. According to police, a Silver Spring woman was driving a Subaru when she struck Nicolas Rodriguez-Sibrian of Montgomery Village. Police say that Sibrian was transported to Shady Grove Hospital, where he […]

UPDATED Dozens of firefighters responded to a townhouse fire in the 9900 block of Brookridge Court on Thursday morning, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said neighbors were evacuated as firefighters attacked the fire in the townhome community. According to Piringer, 75 firefighters responded to the blaze and, […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a coop fire in Potomac that killed 25 chickens last night. It happened at 11:45 p.m. in the 11000 block of Woodthrush Lane off Glen Road. A nearby vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee, was also damaged in the blaze, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer […]

Over 75 firefighters responded to a barn building fire at the Woodmont Country Club overnight in Rockville. It happened in the 1200 block of Rockville Pike last night around 11 p.m., according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the barn fire is contained and under control. The roof […]

An unattended candle sparked a house fire in Takoma Park on Monday night, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze, which originated in the living room, caused $75,000 in damages at 1108 Kingwood Drive. According to Piringer, there were no working smoke alarms in the house […]

Save the date: Kefa Cafe plans to reopen on Saturday morning at 963 Bonifant Street in downtown Silver Spring, according to posts on its Facebook and Twitter pages. You may remember the popular coffee shop was forced to close last year because of fire damage. Bring Your Own Scissors #BYOS for our grand re-opening this […]