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The National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt said investigators will be on the scene for about a week collecting what he called “perishable evidence” in the plane crash in Gaithersburg that killed three people on board the jet and three others in a house it hit. Watch the press conference here. Here’s what we […]

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:  

In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer fields questions from reporters at the site of a plane crash in a Gaithersburg area neighborhood. Three people on the plane were killed in this crash.

A fatal plane crash on Monday morning has claimed the life of six people. It happened at 10:43 a.m. on Dec. 8 in the 19700 block of Drop Forge Lane in a neighborhood near the Montgomery County Airpark. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer reports that three people on the plane were killed in the […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a blaze at City Lights of China restaurant on Bethesda Avenue overnight. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said there was major damage to the restaurant at 4953 Bethesda Avenue. There were no injuries, Piringer said. The investigation continues. U/D- City Lights of China, 4953 Bethesda Av, MCFRS […]

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 […]

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), there are three times the number of cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day than any other day of the year and the majority of these fires are preventable. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer tells us it is important to create […]

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 […]

Cooking fires are one of the most common causes of house fires. Here are some fire prevention tips to stay safe this holiday season:

A townhouse fire caused an estimated $800,000 in damage on Saturday and displaced 13 people from four town homes in Montgomery Village. It happened in the 9600 block of Horizon Run Road. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said fortunately there were no injuries. He said investigators credited a 15-year-old boy with seeing […]