Montgomery Community Media

The smell of gas in the hallways of Gaithersburg High School on Friday morning resulted in the evacuation of students and staff. That’s the word from Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) spokesperson Derek Turner. According to Turner, students were evacuated around 7:20 a.m. and the fire department and the utility company were called to investigate […]

UPDATED Battalion Chief Kevin Frazier is at the scene of last night’s fatal fire. Frazier estimates damages from the fire at $600,000. He said the exact cause of the fire will not be known for a few days. Watch Frazier’s video update, below: https://youtu.be/5zysOgVegok Montgomery County firefighters are investigating a fatal townhouse fire in Gaithersburg. […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and firefighters were called to a gas leak in Silver Spring on Monday afternoon. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were evacuations in the area of Wayne Avenue and Fenton Street. According to Piringer, a backhoe struck a 4-inch, high pressure natural gas line near the site of the […]

UPDATED Over 80 Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a two alarm house fire at 6913 Hillmead Road in Bethesda. On his Twitter account, Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there were no injuries. So far, no word on what sparked the blaze or the amount of monetary damage. Precautionary 2nd Alarm […]

Montgomery County Police are warning motorists to remove their keys and lock their vehicle doors when filling up at local gas stations. Related:

Montgomery County police are warning motorists to remove their keys and lock their vehicle doors when filling up at local gas stations. According to police, in the past three months there have been 12 thefts from vehicles and six vehicle thefts that occurred at gas stations while people were filling up. Police have released a […]

UPDATED, Aug. 21, 12:45 p.m.-  Roads have reopened and the gas leak in under control in Gaithersburg, according to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. ORIGINAL POST-  Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials are on the scene at about 10:30 a.m. of a gas leak that has some roads shut […]

Magruder High School was evacuated on Sept. 19 shortly after 2 p.m. or around dismissal time after staff members complained about the odor of gas. Crews from Montgomery County fire rescue responded to the call and treated several students and staff who were complaining of headaches and nausea. Assistant Fire Chief Scott Graham reports seven […]