Montgomery Community Media

UPDATED Two people were injured in an apartment fire at a high rise apartment building in Chevy Chase on Tuesday evening. Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to the blaze at the Willard Apartments at 4701 Willard Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire originated on the 16th floor of […]

Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters battled a fire involving a piece of equipment known as the, “Beast,” at the Transfer Station on Frederick Road in Derwood on Friday morning. The horizontal grinder and mulching machine caught on fire as workers were recycling Christmas trees. The fire extended to the debris. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete […]

UPDATED Dozens of Montgomery County firefighters responded to a two-story house fire, before sunrise, at 5905 Willow Knoll Drive in Derwood on Thursday morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the first firefighters to arrive at the scene encountered heavy flames coming from the first floor of the house. He said a […]

A vehicle fire in the parking lot of the Safeway grocery store in King Farm was captured on cell phone video in Rockville on Wednesday morning and shared with MyMCMedia. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the heavy fire could be seen from blocks away the scene. It happened in the 400 block of […]

UPDATED at 4 p.m. Here are your five things to know today, Jan. 4, in Montgomery County: 1. Gaithersburg leaders were scheduled to discuss a request to annex the Potomac Valley Shopping Center into the city limits at tonight’s Mayor and Council meeting but that agenda item has now been deferred. You can view the agenda […]

UPDATED Dec. 14 -The Montgomery County Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Unit is now investigating a fatal collision involving a bicyclist and a vehicle that occurred Saturday evening in Rockville. At approximately 6:55 p.m., 1st District and Rockville City officers, in addition to Fire and Rescue crews responded to the westbound lanes of east Gude Drive […]

A house fire in Gaithersburg last month was sparked by a hoverboard, according to officials from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. The fire was reported in a bedroom on Nov. 8 in the 7700 block of Mineral Springs Drive. Investigators reported that a Hoverboard was found in the area of origin of the blaze […]

Here are five things to know today, Dec. 7, in Montgomery County: 1. Drive carefully. The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. today and visibility may be reduced. 2. The Maryland State Police Department has a reminder for residents: “see something, say something.” 3. MCPS Interim Superintendent […]

A house fire in North Potomac caused $500,000 in damages on Tuesday morning and sent one of the home’s occupants to a hospital burn unit for smoke inhalation and possible respiratory injuries, according to a county fire official. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire occurred shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning […]

Some townhouse residents were displaced by an electrical fire at 914 Bayridge Terrace in Gaithersburg on a cold Monday morning, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire started in an outside electrical light fixture. He said the blaze caused an estimated $225,000 in damages at […]