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Fairfax, VA
Schools
Justice High School Evacuated After Gas Line Leak Triggers Emergency Response (
Developing
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A routine Tuesday morning for students in Virginia was abruptly disrupted by a gas leak that forced the evacuation of a high school in Fairfax County, sending students and staff into the cold as emergency crews rushed in. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews were called around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 10 to Justice High School on Peace Valley Lane when an alarm was activated inside the building. When crews arrived, firefighters discovered a gas line leak, prompting an immediate evacuation of the school, according to investigators. HazMat units were requested to the scene as a precaution, and Wash…
Silver Spring, MD
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Crash With Injury Snarls Traffic On Maryland Beltway In Montgomery County
A tractor-trailer crash with injuries snarled traffic on the Maryland Beltway during the Monday morning commute, backing up traffic for miles and forcing lane closures. The crash happened in Montgomery County on the Outer Loop of I-495 past Cabin John Parkway on, Feb. 9, shortly before 7 a.m., according to officials. Authorities said one vehicle was involved in the crash, which left at least one person injured and prompted a large emergency response to the scene. Officials said two right lanes on the Outer Loop remained blocked late Monday morning, while two left lanes were able to reopen …
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Erratic Driver Dies After Slamming Into Police Cruiser In Fairfax County (
Updated
)
One driver is dead after causing a four-vehicle crash involving a Fairfax County Police cruiser on Friday afternoon, officials confirmed. Shortly after 1 p.m. on Feb. 6, first responders were called to the intersection of Braddock Road and Campus Drive in the Braddock area, where there was a multi-vehicle crash that left several people injured, according to police. Fairfax County Police Capt. Jesse Katzman said that a 56-year-old man was driving erratically and speeding before smashing into the cruiser, which was then pushed into two other vehicles waiting at a red light at the intersection…
Mansfield-Storrs, CT
Police & Fire
Train Loaded With Liquid Fuel Cars Derails Into Mansfield River
More than a dozen train cars derailed on Thursday morning, Feb. 5, and five ended up in the Willimantic River, state officials said. The incident happened at 9:22 a.m. in Mansfield, according to Connecticut State Police. A shelter-in-place order has been issued for the surrounding areas. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said 14 train cars derailed. The agency said they were carrying flammable liquid gas fuel. No one was injured in the derailment. Multiple agencies responded to the scene. State police said they were joined by the state Dep…
Hanover-Penn Township, PA
Police & Fire
Longtime
Upmc
Physician Killed In 2-Alarm House Fire In
A two-alarm house fire in Hanover Borough claimed the life of an 86-year-old man Friday night, prompting a response from the York County Coroner’s Office, officials confirmed. The fire broke out around 9 p.m. in the 300 block of Foxleigh Drive, where Hanover Area Fire and Rescue was operating at a second-alarm fire, according to officials. “Our firefighters and EMS personnel are operating to bring the incident under control,” Hanover Area Fire and Rescue said in a release issued during the response. “Please keep our neighbors, and all those affected, in your thoughts as crews continue their…
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Pittsfield Grandmother, 76, ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Late-Night House Fire
Authorities have identified the woman who died in a weekend fire at her Berkshire County home, authorities said. Noreen Reu, 76, of Pittsfield, a mother of two and grandmother of three, was identified as the victim of a Virginia Avenue house fire around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan 31. Authorities said the home lacked any working smoke alarms. Firefighters pulled her out of the burning home, but she later died at an area hospital. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the fire. So …
Norristown, PA
News
Video
: Police Vehicle Strikes Naked Man During Call; Norristown Officer Placed On Leave
A Norristown police officer has been placed on administrative leave, and a county-level investigation has been launched after a patrol vehicle struck a man during a chaotic response at a busy borough intersection, borough officials announced on Thursday, Feb. 5. The incident happened on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 4, near the intersection of Stanbridge and West Airy streets, where Norristown police were called for reports of a naked individual obstructing traffic, according to a press release from the Municipality of Norristown. Officials said the man had been standing in the roadway aft…
Waynesboro, PA
Police & Fire
Naked PA Man Armed With Knives Wrecks Eye Doctor’s Office, Terrifies Staff: Police
A man armed with two knives is accused of storming through a doctor’s office while naked, stabbing furniture and walls as employees fled in fear, police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Darnell Howell, 54, was arrested after the violent outburst inside the Check Eye Group office on Broad Avenue in North Belle Vernon on Sunday, Feb. 2, according to the North Belle Vernon Police Department. Police were dispatched to the medical office for reports of an unknown nude man causing a disturbance and armed with knives. Callers told officers the man was stabbing walls and furniture and knocking over di…
Chester, NY
Police & Fire
3 Two-Alarm Fires Go Up On Same Day In Chester
Firefighters battled three separate second-alarm structure fires in one day in an Orange County town, responding to multiple emergencies from early morning through the evening. The first call came just before 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, when the Chester Fire Department was dispatched to investigate reports of smoke on McGinnisberg Mountain Road, according to the Trout Brook Engine & Hose Company. Firefighters said the call was later upgraded to a working structure fire. Only minutes later, crews were dispatched again — this time to a working structure fire on High Stre…
Alexandria, VA
Traffic
Second Winter Storm Sends Virginia Crash Numbers Soaring, Three Dead Statewide: State Police
For the second weekend in a row, Virginia drivers found themselves sliding through snow, sleet, and freezing roads as another winter storm rolled through — and the crash numbers climbed fast. Just days after the region was blasted by last weekend’s storm, lingering ice and a fresh round of wintry weather combined to turn roadways across the Commonwealth into a mess of slick pavement and stalled traffic. As of 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, Virginia State Police said troopers had responded to 289 crashes statewide since the storm began Friday morning, with 29 involving injuries and three tur…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Heroic Off-Duty Firefighter Airlifted After Rushing Into Deadly Maryland House Fire
A heroic off-duty firefighter had to be airlifted to the hospital after running into a burning home that claimed the lives of two Maryland residents, according to the fire marshal's office. The early-morning fire erupted into a two-alarm inferno, killing two people and sending the firefighter to the hospital. Shortly before 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 1, a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from a home in the 32000 block of Old Ocean City Road before knocking on the front door and windows in an attempt to alert the homeowners. At the same time, investigators say that an off-duty Ocean Ci…
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Firefighters Save New Milford Home After Basement Blaze Erupts
Firefighters turned out in frigid temps to save a Bergen County home from destruction after a basement blaze broke out this weekend. The New Milford Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched around 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, to a Berkeley Street home after a possible structure fire was reported, according to the department. Police confirmed an active fire while crews were responding, prompting additional assistance from neighboring towns, officials said. Firefighters arrived to find a basement fire that spread toward the first floor, forcing crews to briefly exit the home due to intense he…
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