Three adults and six children (originally reported as five adults and four children) have been displaced after a house fire on Bramble Bush Ct. in Gaithersburg on Friday evening around 6pm.
The cause of the fire, which is currently under investigation, was likely a faulty garage door opener, according to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer.
Some lanes on the outer loop of 495 are closed/blocked at River Road due to a vehicle fire, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.
A minivan was fully engulfed and the bulk of fire has been knocked down. The incident involved a fuel spill.
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.
I-495 is currently blocked between Connecticut Ave., and Rockville Pike, near the I270 split.
According to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer, there was a multiple vehicle collision, which involved several people trapped, that occurred around 12:30pm on Wednesday.
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.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a barn fire this morning around 4:45am after a nearby resident saw a “glow in the sky” and called 9-11.
The fire occurred on Stoney Creek Road near Wetherfield Lane in Potomac and has left one horse dead, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer. One horse that managed to escape the fire has survived.
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A collision involving a transit van has closed the off ramp to Shady Grove Rd on NB270 on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident occurred around 1pm, according to Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Pete Piringer.
Below are notes from today’s 3PM press conference with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Cheif Scott Goldstein.
You can view the full press conference below:
Residents that live in buildings that are still ‘unsafe to occupy’ were able to retrieve medications and other personal belongings with assistance from MCFRS.
On Saturday, debris on exterior of the building continued to be removed and examined. There were no additional canine alerts regarding human remains.