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Community Rallying Around Immigrant Family Whose American Dream Was Dashed By DC Explosion Community Rallying Around Immigrant Family Whose American Dream Was Dashed By DC Explosion
Community Rallying Around Immigrant Family Whose American Dream Was Dashed By DC Explosion An immigrant couple who came to the nation's capital looking to live the American Dream is reeling after the gas explosion in Anacostia that leveled their convenience store.  On Jan. 18, there was a gas explosion in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue that led to the destruction of Ishaq Hussen's Danakil Convenience Store and left other nearby businesses with severe damage. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #…

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by Zak Failla
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Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion
Community Rallying Around Day Care Center, Children Displaced By DC Explosion The DC community is rallying to support an affordable day care that was severely damaged by last week's explosion in Southeast DC, leaving some families in a lurch. A convenience store next to the Baby Einstein Child Development Center was destroyed on Thursday, Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. The building was leveled in DC. Twitter/@dcfireems Few injuries were reported - due in no small part to firefighters' proactive efforts to evacuate nearby buildings, as well b…

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by Zak Failla