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Montgomery County firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in the 400 block of East Diamond Avenue around 2 p.m. on April 4 in Gaithersburg. Noone was injured in the blaze. Police did close East Diamond Avenue just north of Summit Avenue during the fire department’s response. U/D – E Diamond Av, fire under control, kitchen […]

UPDATED More than 200 firefighters were called to the scene of a three-alarm fire on, April 1, that burned through an unoccupied apartment building at the Gables Upper Rock complex in Rockville. On April 2, fire officials said the apartment complex was a complete loss with damages estimated at between $15 million and $20 million. Firefighters […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a two-alarm blaze that occurred at the Manor Apartments at 14300 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on March 27. Public Information Officer Pete Piringer reports on his Twitter account that dozens of residents were evacuated from the three-story structure. He said eight apartments were damaged in the blaze and multiple […]

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UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters were dispatched shortly after 8 p.m. on March 12 for the report of a porch fire at One Wells Avenue in Gaithersburg at the Wells/Robertson House. Beth Anne Nesselt, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said additional resources were requested as a precaution given the weather and […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched about 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 15 for the report of an apartment fire on Pickering Court in Germantown. Firefighters arrived on the scene of a three-story, garden style apartment complex with heavy smoke and fire conditions and fire reported through the roof of the building. Additional units […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters responded to an automobile fire in a commercial garage at 11801 Nebel Street at 6 a.m. on Feb. 12 in North Bethesda. The first arriving firefighters at the scene of the blaze reported heavy fire from the garage bay unit and requested additional units. A second alarm was dispatched a few […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to the report of a fire on the balcony at an apartment complex today (Jan. 29) at 9934 Shelburne Terrace in Gaithersburg. According to Montgomery County Fire Rescue Services (MCFRS) spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt, units arrived on the scene and confirmed fire conditions and heavy smoke. Nesselt said the fire was […]

UPDATED Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a two-alarm fire at 12100 Sweet Clover Drive in Silver Spring on Jan. 25. The call was dispatched at 4:30 p.m. and additional resources were requested at 4:43 p.m., according to Spokesperson Beth Anne Nesselt of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. “Firefighters arrived on the […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and fire rescue units responded to a serious, multi-vehicle crash in the 7900 block of Muncaster Mill Road around 2:24 p.m. on Jan. 24. On his Twitter account, Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham said two vehicles were involved and two pedestrians were struck. Graham said a total of five patients were […]