Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded late Monday morning to a high-rise fire at the Highland House apartments, located at 5480 Wisconsin Avenue in Friendship Heights. MCFRS initially reported heavy smoke on the 15th floor, confirming an active fire inside an apartment as crews worked to bring the blaze under control.
A section of NB MD-355 is currently shut down in Rockville following a crash near the intersection of 355 and Gude Drive, close to Watkins Pond Boulevard. The collision appears to involve a dump truck that overturned onto its side and another vehicle with significant front-end damage.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Sunday to a fire at a two-story home built in 1897 along the 8900 block of Beallsville Road near Jerusalem Road at Muldoon Farm in Poolesville. The main farmhouse sustained significant damage after smoke and flames were reported coming from the structure. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Sunday to a fire at a two-story home built in 1897 along the 8900 block of Beallsville Road near Jerusalem Road at Muldoons Farm in Poolesville. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFR) responded to a collision at Oakmont Avenue and Railroad Street in Gaithersburg on Friday evening where a train struck a single vehicle, prompting a large fire and rescue response.
According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, train traffic is stopped in both directions and several lanes, including portions of Oakmont Avenue and Route 355, are blocked while crews evaluate occupants and secured the scene.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday to a fire in a second-floor bedroom of a duplex on Curry Powder Lane in Germantown. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to a vehicle fire involving a box truck on northbound I-270 between Watkins Mill Road and Middlebrook Road in Gaithersburg on Wednesday afternoon. (more…)
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded to major utility issues affecting the 11200 block of Georgia Avenue in Wheaton on Wednesday, where a significant water leak and power outage impacted multiple large buildings, including the Arrive Wheaton apartments and the Safeway store. (more…)
A Monday night fire at the Turnberry Court Apartments in Leisure World was quickly contained thanks to the building’s sprinkler system, according to MCFRS chief spokesperson Pete Piringer.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) has released new details following Sunday night’s commercial building fire on St. Elmo Avenue in Bethesda.
Updated to include additional information, including cause of fire and amount in damage.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) responded Sunday evening to a commercial building on St. Elmo Avenue in Bethesda after reports of smoke coming from the garage area attached to Colonial Opticians and Beth’s Café. (more…)