Below you will see notes from a media briefing by Fire Chief Scott Goldstein regarding this morning’s apartment fire in Silver Spring.
• Occupant on 8th floor called to let MCFRS know of smoke coming from the 7th floor this morning. Units arrived to find a fire on the 7th floor. Fire was contained to the 7th floor apartment with smoke on several floors above and below the unit.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a a call for smoke reported on the seventh floor of an 18-story residential building, The Pointe, at 8750 Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring on Saturday morning.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the building was being evacuated around 6am on Saturday morning with firefighters assisting people out. At 6:23am, Piringer tweeted that numerous people were trapped, mostly on balconies, and that several people were being treated for smoke inhalation. As of 7:20am, six people have been transported to the hospital and Georgia Avenue is closed in the area of Downtown Silver Spring (along with other roads). Initially a 2-alarm fire, Piringer later tweeted that it has become a third alarm fire.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a collision that led to an overturned vehicle on W Diamond Avenue near Bureau Drive in Gaithersburg at approximately 4:30pm on Friday afternoon.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, crews two adults were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Gaithersburg police put out a traffic alert at 5:28 announcing the closure of westbound W Diamond Avenue and alerts drivers to expect significant delays. At 5:53, Piringer tweeted to seek alternate routes. Featured photo and video below courtesy of Instagram user @ester.arias_
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a fire reported in the bedroom of a two story, middle-of-the-row townhouse on Club Lake Rd in Montgomery Village at approximately 9:30pm on Thursday night (video below).
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, all occupants were able to get out as heavy smoke was showing upon the arrival of multiple crews. The fire extended to the roof and attic before the bulk of it was knocked out by approximately 9:55pm. There was little to no extension to neighboring/adjacent townhomes and no injuries were reported. Approximately $325K in damage and three adults have been displaced. A cat is also missing.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a call for a crash on College Parkway, near Princeton Place in Rockville, at approximately 6am on Thursday morning. The collision caused the vehicle to overturn, trapping the driver inside. College Parkway is currently closed between Nelson Street and Princeton Place. Featured photo courtesy of Google Maps.
HAPPENING NOW: A rollover has closed all lanes of College Parkway between Nelson Street and Princeton Place in Rockville, officials said.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a collision with rollover that occurred shortly before 1:30pm on Midcounty Highway and Woodfield Rd in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, a total of three people were trapped inside the two vehicles involved in the collision upon arrival onto the scene. All patients were extricated and were transported to the hospital after suffering non-life threatening injuries. The crash temporarily blocked multiple lanes, but has since been cleared.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a collision with entrapment Tuesday morning around 7:30am. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the incident took place on Randolph Road and Connecticut Avenue in Wheaton-Glenmont and involved three vehicles. WTOP traffic advises to “stay left” in N Randolph. We will post an update when additional information is available.
Randolph Road and Connecticut Avenue, collision, evolving, three vehicles, with entrapment, @mcfrs PE721, A721, RS742, BC704 responding
Update – Snouffer School Rd & Goshen Rd, two car collision, one lost control & hit a pedestrian, @MCFRS_EMIHS transporting 1 young adult Pri2 trauma, NLT, some lanes blocked/closed including NB Snouffer School Rd https://t.co/B0qwiKdsCu
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) February 13, 2023
Additional incidents below courtesy of @mcfrsPIO on Twitter:
Watkins Road and Woodfield Road, Damascus, collision
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a two vehicle collision on Southbound I270 between Montgomery Village Avenue and I370 on Sunday around 7pm. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, one adult was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and one dog with a significantly injured leg was transported to a nearby emergency veterinary clinic on Perry Parkway in Gaithersburg.
Per @mcfrsPIO on Twitter: “Update – SB I270 prior to I370, collision, 2 vehicles, @MCFRS_EMIHS transported 1 adult, NLT injuries. Note: dog in one vehicle w/ significant leg injury. (owner being transported by A708B, @mcfrs PE708 transported dog to nearby emergency veterinary clinic on Perry Parkway)”
At approximately 1am, early Sunday morning, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to Crown Park Avenue and Ellington Boulevard in Downtown Crown, Gaithersburg for a single vehicle collision.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, the collision caused a rollover with the car ending up on its roof. The driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and as of now there is no word on how the crash occurred. Featured photo and photo below sent in by German Osorto.