A fire at the Willow Manor At Fairland complex, in Fairland, has left approximately 30 units uninhabitable, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue PIO, Pete Piringer.
Rescue units were initially dispatched at around 11am for a fire in the stairwell of the apartment complex, which is a senior living center for adults 62 years and up.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services announced an arson arrest hours after responding to a call for a fire on the 11400 block of Monterrey Dr. Off of Veirs Mill Rd in Wheaton.
At approximately 2pm on Tuesday, March 15th, MCFRS units responded to a call for a fire in a basement bedroom of a single family home. The fire was quickly put out and there were no injuries, according to MCFRS PIO Pete Piringer.
There is currently an extended road closure on Lone Oak Drive (off of Democracy Blvd) between Montauk Avenue and Mayfield Drive, in Bethesda, due to a traffic collision.
Montgomery County Police advises drivers to seek an alternate route and to expect delays.
Detectives are investigating a collision involving a bicyclist that occurred in Clarksburg yesterday.
The full press release can be seen below (the release refers to the area as Germantown).
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Rockville Police has released a statement regarding a collision that occurred shortly after midnight, early Saturday morning.
The two-car collision has closed southbound 355 at the mixing bowl (where Rockville Pike meets Veirs Mill) Westbound Veirs Mill Rd traffic is being diverted to northbound 355x
A collision with entrapment has closed 8200 Brink Rd. not far from Woodfield Road.
Right now we don’t have any further details, but Montgomery County Police has advised drivers to seek an alternative route and that delays should be expected.
Notes from this morning’s media briefing on yesterday’s explosion at the Friendly Garden Apartments on the 2400 block of Lyttonsville Rd in Silver Spring.
Fire Chief Scott Goldstein:
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) we’re called to the scene of a large brush fire on the 17200 blk of Darnestown Rd. in Boyds at approximately 1pm today.
Units from Frederick County assisted with extinguishing a large debris pile along with about an acre of grass on the farm in Boyds.
There are multiple injuries and casualties after a fire and explosion at a residential apartment building on the 2400 Block of Laytonsville Road in Silver Spring, according to Cheif Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Pete Piringer.
MCFRS is currently on the scene of the 2nd alarm fire. Piringer reports that there has been a structural collapse at the building.
A collision just before midnight shut down New Hampshire Avenue in the area of Ridgecroft Dr in Brookeville early Wednesday morning, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services PIO Pete Piringer.
MCFRS responded to the single vehicle rollover and evaluated one patient for non life threatening injuries.