indoor mercury service regulator

August 11, 2021 | Michael Hernández

Fifth Anniversary: Leaders Remember the Victims of the Flower Branch Explosion

On the fifth anniversary of the Flower Branch Apartments explosion in Silver Spring, local leaders came together to remember the seven victims who lost their lives on the summer night of August 10, 2016. The remembrance event was led by Gustavo Torres, executive director of CASA, an organization that advocates for immigrants and Latinos. Torres […]

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June 21, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Council Updates Bill to Hasten Replacement of Indoor Mercury Regulators

Montgomery County councilmembers updated wording on a bill designed to rid the county of indoor mercury service regulators, which were ruled the cause of a deadly fire at the Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring in April 2016. Monday morning, members of the Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee changed the bill’s wording to include […]

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January 25, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

County Bill Would Hasten Replacement of Indoor Mercury Service Regulators

Montgomery County Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday afternoon on a bill that is designed to replace indoor mercury service regulators more quickly. This is the device that has been blamed for causing the explosion and fire at Flower Branch Apartments in Silver Spring that resulted in the deaths of seven people, injured dozens […]

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December 9, 2020 | Jordan Lindsay

New Legislation Aims to Make Apartments Safer for County Residents

Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker introduced two bills aimed at improving housing conditions for residents. The new legislation would remove mercury service regulators and add window guards to residential buildings across the county. Expedited Bill 50-20 will require landlords to schedule the replacement of indoor mercury service regulators. Officials say the same type of […]

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