Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

Commuter alert: A trash fire is slowing traffic on the ICC this afternoon. On his Twitter account, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said only the left shoulder is getting by on the ICC eastbound, about one mile east of the Shady Grove Metro access road. According to Piringer, a trash truck caught […]

UPDATED A house fire in Germantown on Wednesday evening caused an estimated $400,000 in damages and displaced a family of four, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire at 17809 Falconcrest Circle began outside, near the deck. He said that 60 firefighters were […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct. 26, in Montgomery County: 1. Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner is hosting a community meeting tonight at Carderock Springs Elementary school. 2. Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett hosts the Awards for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities tonight at the Cultural Arts Center on the Silver Spring […]

An apartment building fire on Thursday displaced over two dozen Silver Spring residents from 13 apartments on Manchester Place and caused an estimated $400,000 in damages. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze originated in a third floor bedroom of a Park Wayne Apartments unit. He said there were no injuries and […]

Here are your five things to know today, Oct 23rd, in Montgomery County, Maryland: 1. The results of a groundbreaking study about African American youth in Montgomery County will be discussed at a meeting of civic and educational leaders today at the Silver Spring campus of Montgomery College. The program is entitled, “Connecting Youth to […]

UPDATED A 21-year-old Takoma Park man was killed in a fiery crash overnight in Silver Spring. MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the crash happened at Gist Avenue and Ray Drive around midnight. On his Twitter account, Piringer said the vehicle crashed into a tree and caught on fire. According to Piringer, the driver was pinned […]

A three-story condominium fire displaces a Bethesda family, according to a spokesperson with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services. MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze occurred this afternoon at 5700 Chapman Mill Drive in Bethesda where the fire originated on the deck/balcony. According to Piringer, the occupant was able to get out of the house safely […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a fire on the roof of a Montgomery College building, according to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said crews found fire in the area of the air conditioning unit from a building that is under construction at the college’s Rockville campus. “Montgomery College ‘new’ Science [building] under construction, welder’s […]

Two firefighters were injured battling an apartment fire at 3620 Gleneagles Drive in Leisure World on Tuesday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County fire spokesperson. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said nearly a dozen residents were displaced by the blaze that began around 3:15 p.m. on the first floor of a bedroom. When […]