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A fire caused more than $600,000 in damages to a Glen Echo home on March 29, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer. Piringer reported that the fire’s cause was electrical in nature. There were no injuries but the family was displaced and two dogs were rescued from the home on Bryn Mawr […]

Nearly two dozen pigs were killed in a barn fire at Spring Valley Farm on Darnestown Road on Sunday afternoon in Poolesville, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze occurred in a non-hydrant area and water tankers were brought in to provide more water to […]

A chimney fire at a Germantown house along Wanegarden Court caused an estimated $100,000 in damages and displaced four people and a dog Saturday night, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze began in the chimney and extended to the attic. During the fire department’s […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled a chimney fire at a Germantown townhouse last night. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused an estimated $75,000 in damages and displaced two adults and two children on Stone Hollow Drive. There were no injuries, he said. According to Piringer, the cause of the fire was […]

Montgomery County firefighters battled an early morning blaze at a four-story apartment building at 410 Girard Street on March 28. Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire occurred near a balcony at the Villa Ridge condominium building in Olde Towne Gaithersburg. Piringer described the fire department’s efforts to battle the blaze as […]

A townhouse fire in Burtonsville last night displaced four adults and one child and caused an estimated $50,000 in damage, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. Piringer said the fire at 3637 Childress Terrace was caused by an overheated extension cord. He said there were no injuries and that smoke alarms […]

About 65 firefighters battled a two-story warehouse fire late Saturday afternoon at 16775 Oakmont Avenue. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the blaze occurred in the office at the Colonial Restoration Studio. According to Piringer, the cause of the blaze was determined to be accidental. He said there were no injuries. […]

A car crashed through a glass window at a Rite Aid store on Thursday afternoon in the 5300 block of Westbard Avenue in Bethesda. Although some of the store’s merchandise was damaged, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said no one was injured. A building inspector was called to inspect the structural […]

UPDATED, March 19, 2:45 p.m. –  A fire at an auto repair shop in Gaithersburg has some roads closed between Shady Grove Road and Railroad Avenue. More than 75 firefighters are on the scene of the fire at 16940 Oakmont Ave. MCFRS Spokesman Pete Piringer said the fire appears accidental. ORIGINAL –  Montgomery County Fire and […]

UPDATED A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on Wednesday night in Clarksburg, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. It happened at 7:42 p.m. in the 22700 block of Frederick road. Montgomery County Police said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2002 Volkswagen Golf TDI was traveling northbound on […]