Montgomery Community Media

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 […]

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said a large house fire on Friday night at 7704 Yellowstone Way in Derwood caused an estimated $600,000 in damage. Piringer said the cause of the fire was discarded smoking materials in a potted plant. 7704 Yellowstone Wy, 2285 Sq ft, 2-sty house; Damage, >$600K; Cause, […]

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 […]

CVS Caremark announced today that it will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 CVS/pharmacy stores across the U.S. by October 1, 2014, making CVS/pharmacy the first national pharmacy chain to take this step in support of the health and well-being of its patients and customers. “Ending the sale of […]

Fire officials said careless smoking caused a house fire in the 300 block of Prelude Drive in Silver Spring on Dec. 28 that sent three people to the hospital. One patient was admitted, fire officials said, and two others were treated and released. Firefighters responded to the blaze at 5:30 a.m. and according to a […]

A man narrowly escaped from a house that caught fire early Saturday morning and investigators have determined that a cigarette discarded in a kitchen trash can was the cause of the blaze. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were dispatched shortly after 7:30 a.m. to the 13000 block of Payson Street in Rockville for the […]