Car Destroyed After Fire In Silver Spring Parking Garage
A car was destroyed after a vehicle fire inside a Montgomery County parking garage, officials say.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the Cameron Street Parking Garage in Silver Spring around 9:15 a.m., Friday, April 14 for reports of a fire.
Rescue crews arrived to find a car that had burst into flames inside of the garage.
ICYMI ~915a Cameron St Parking Garage, Silver Spring, vehicle fire, single vehicle, no extension, @mcfrs PE701, PE719, E754, PE702, PE716, AT719, T834P, RS741B, A701, BC701, T706, AT751, M701, BC702 & others responded. fire extinguished, no…
Car Drives Into Bethesda House, Two Sustain Traumatic Injuries
Two people are in the hospital after crashing into a house in Bethesda, authorities say.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews were called to the 8300 block of Thoreau Drive near Whittier Boulevard around 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 11.
Rescue crews arrived to find the vehicle crashed into the home, and were able to remove the two occupants.
Update - Thoreau Drive, Bethesda, collision, vehicle struck house, property damage, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating two (2) adult patients, at least one Pri2 trauma patient, both NLT, @mcfrs A711 assisting https://t.co/830ldkHbpi — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsP…
Family With Children Displaced After Montgomery County Attic Fire
A Montgomery County family is displaced after a fire destroyed their home overnight, authorities announced.
Firefighters were called to the home on Drumcastle Court in Germantown around noon, Friday, April 7 after the family smelled smoke, according to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson.
Update - Drumcastle Court, Fire is extinguished, 1 family (2 adults, 2 Kids displaced), Damage estimate ~$100K, no injuries, occupant smelled smoke & got out, fire involved the roof/attic MOR TH, no injury https://t.co/BxXMJGL1dV pic.twitter.com/SXNxdrbFbw — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) …
Chariot On Fire Causes I-495 Backup After Lanes Were Blocked In Montgomery County
A stretch of Montgomery County highway was blocked this morning after a vehicle caught fire, authorities say.
A Chariots for Hire limo bus went up in flames on I-495 near River Road around 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 4, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials.
No passengers were on board the bus at the time of the fire, which was safely extinguished within an hour of help arriving.
“Chariot on fire” IL I495 Between River Rd., and Split for I 270 Spur, vehicle fire, Chariots for Hire limo bus, no passengers on board, fire is extinguished, Driver OK, some lanes blocked htt…
Body Found At Shoreline Of Potomac River Near Popular Trail
First responders are on the scene near the Old Angler's Inn on the Potomac River after a body was found.
Emergency crews were initially called to the scene for a "medical emergency" around 2 p.m., Monday, April 3, according to a spokesperson from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
Once officials got to the scene, they discovered that the victim in question was dead at the scene.
(~2p) IAO Old Anglers’s Inn, Potomac River @COcanalNPS near Billy Goat Trail B, water’s edge, initially reported as medical emergency, @mcfrs rescue crews locate body (DOA) on shoreline, @mcfrs PE710, PE401, A…
Vehicle Fire Closes Lanes Of MD 200
Some lanes of a Montgomery County highway were blocked this morning as rescue crews attempted to put out a vehicle fire.
A tractor-trailer went up in flames on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes of MD 200 near Exit 13 and Exit 16 around 9 a.m., Friday, March 31, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews.
Vehicle Fire @MontgomeryCoMD EB MD200 ICC between New Hampshire & Rt29, Exit 13 & Exit 16 @mcfrs PE725, PE718, AT724, W704, HCW11, A715, PE712 responding, some lanes blocked pic.twitter.com/gGgcnq6Sdn — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 31, 2023
Several emergency crew…
Housemate Admits Killing Nj-born Sculptor In Maryland
A Maryland woman has admitted to killing her 92-year-old sculptor roommate, a New Jersey native, and attempting to make it seem like a natural death, authorities said.
Julie Birch, 27, has pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of East Orange native Nancy Ann Frankel, whom she first attempted to suffocate, then strangled to death during an incident in July 2021, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said.
Montgomery County Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel responded to a Spruell Drive home on July 28, 2021, in Kensington, to conduct a death inve…
