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A house fire at 1001 Paul Drive in Rockville displaced eight people, four adults and four children, and caused $125,000 in damage on Friday night. It happened around 6 p.m. on Dec. 19. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a working smoke alarm alerted three occupants to the fire and they escaped safely. […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police and firefighters were called to the scene of a gas leak on Thayer Avenue between Nolte Avenue and Houston Street in Silver Spring on Dec. 18. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, a dozen homes were evacuated in the vicinity of the incident before the leak was […]

Montgomery County police and firefighters are on the scene of a fatal plane crash in a Gaithersburg area neighborhood. In this raw video, MyMCMedia’s Krista Brick spoke with Red Cross volunteer Patrick Pannett about the organization’s role in helping residents at the scene. Related:  

Montgomery County police and firefighters are on the scene of a fatal plane crash that occurred before noon today in a Gaithersburg area neighborhood. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Montgomery County and Fire Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer describes the scene:   Related:  

Approximately 100 Montgomery County firefighters responded to a two-alarm townhouse fire at 17 Silver Kettle Court in Gaithersburg around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the two alarm fire originated in the basement of the Shady Grove Village townhouse. Piringer described the scene on his Twitter account as an […]

UPDATED 8 p.m -Officials report that Quince Orchard Road has reopened and the gas leak has been capped. ORIGINAL POST- Montgomery County firefighters are on the scene of a high pressure, gas line leak in the 100 block of Ridgepoint Place in the Kentlands community of Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what caused a house fire at 12909 Brushwood Terrace in Potomac on Nov. 22 that caused an estimated half a million dollars in damage. According to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer, firefighters reported heavy fire conditions upon arrival as flames were shooting through the roof early Saturday morning. The […]

UPDATED Nov. 20, 4:30 p.m. According to investigators, it was an arsonist that ignited a two-alarm house fire in the 300 block of Horners Lane in Rockville on Wednesday. Officials said damages are estimated to be in excess of $400,000. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said investigators have charged Carlos Peralta with first […]

UPDATED, Nov. 17, 5:55 p.m. – The driver of the car involved in a single-vehicle accident Nov. 15 died of his injuries Monday afternoon. Police said 21-year-old Annal Upadhyaya of Federal Court in Gaithersburg died at about 3:37 p.m. Monday. ORIGINAL – A Gaithersburg man is hospitalized in grave condition today after he was involved in […]

Montgomery County firefighters responded to a chimney fire at 12875 Climbing Ivy Drive in Germantown overnight. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said two adults and two cats were displaced from their end row townhouse by the blaze. He said damage is estimated at $150,000.   U/D Climbing Ivy Dr, Germantown, chimney fire w/ extension, […]