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UPDATED 8:33 p.m. A hay fire in a barn off Damascus Road caused $100,000 in damage, according to Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer. During the afternoon fire fight, police officers closed Damascus Road at Chrome Mill Road. Piringer said the fire was caused by spontaneous combustion. He said there were no injuries and most […]

A home in the 19200 block of Ranworth Drive was struck by a vehicle late Monday evening in Germantown. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer, it happened at about 11:45 p.m on Monday, Sept. 1. No one was injured, he said. A building inspector was called to the scene to investigate […]

A MARC train conductor fell from one of the cars as the train was approaching the Dickerson station on its way to Washington, D.C. around 6:45 a.m. today. According to MTA Spokesperson Paul Shephard, eyewitnesses said the conductor slipped and fell about ten feet as he was preparing to open the doors for arrival at […]

Montgomery County Police are investigating the death of a 25-year-old hiker that occurred on a trail along the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. Police said there is no indication of foul play. At approximately 4:38 p.m., on Aug. 31, fire and rescue personnel and officers from the 2nd District responded to a call for a […]

Montgomery County firefighters are investigating what sparked a house fire at 4409 Bennion Road in Veirs Mill Village. Fire Spokesperson Pete Piringer said that when firefighters arrived on the scene there was heavy fire showing. According to Piringer, the fire originated from the back porch area. It took nearly 30 minutes for firefighters to get […]

UPDATED on 8.28.14 at 6 a.m. Over 75 Montgomery County firefighters battled a house fire at 10807 Keller Street on August 27. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire caused an estimated $650,000 damage to the Cape Cod style home. Piringer said the two adults who lived there are now displaced and four […]

UPDATED on 8.25.14 The pilot of a small airplane was hospitalized with serious injuries after his plane crashed, shortly after noon on Aug. 23, while taking off from the Montgomery Airpark, 7940 Airpark Road, in Gaithersburg. Fire and Rescue Spokesperson Pete Piringer said the pilot was transported as a priority one patient. There were no […]

UPDATED, Aug, 20, 6 p.m.- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer released new photos of a car that slammed into the MetLife office building Wednesday afternoon. 2403 Research Bl, MetLife Bldg at least 2 cars collided in parking lot (1 parked) & came to rest 25' in an office pic.twitter.com/wtELfLrbXv — Pete Piringer […]

A gas leak in Clarksburg has nearby Little Bennett Elementary School in a shelter in place order and some homes evacuated. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer reported in a tweet that the leak near Overlook Park Drive has been stopped and that crews are evaluating the scene. Clarksburg Gas leak, backhoe struck […]

UPDATED, 11:30 a.m., Aug. 15- Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Spokesman Pete Piringer is reporting damage estimates of more than $200,000 from a fire at a Takoma Park home Friday morning. In a tweet, Piringer said the fire started in the first-floor dining room and investigators are still determining the cause. One firefighter suffered minor […]