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Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on 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. 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 #DCsBra…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fire Truck Damaged By DUI Hit-Run Driver Caught Speeding In MD, Police Say Fire Truck Damaged By DUI Hit-Run Driver Caught Speeding In MD, Police Say
Fire Truck Damaged By DUI Hit-Run Driver Caught Speeding In MD, Police Say A suspected drunk hit-and-run driver from Pennsylvania is facing charges after crashing into a fire truck responding to a reported gas leak in Maryland over the weekend. Tashae Raezheen Lashan Simmons, 27, of Lancaster, is facing a host of charges in Maryland following a crash on Saturday night when In Ocean City, police were called to a reported crash at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 10, when an Ocean City fire truck was struck by a speeding black sedan that drove off after the collision. The crash was reported in the area of 8th Street and Philadelphia Avenue. It was a team…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD
Gas Line Struck By Contractors Working On Prince George's County Project Ties Up Traffic: PD There will be “significant impact to pedestrian and vehicular traffic” along a busy roadway in Prince George's County after a gas line was struck by a contractor working in the area. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1, the Prince Georges’s County Fire/EMS Department issued an alert advising that units were dispatched to the intersection of Lakeland Road and Baltimore Avenue in College Park for a reported gas leak after a line was struck. Officials said that there will be a significant impact on pedestrian and vehicular traffic along Route 1, which was also closed as of approxi…

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by Zak Failla
News
'Major' Gas Leak Displaces 1,000 In Maryland, Forces Evacuation Of Elementary School 'Major' Gas Leak Displaces 1,000 In Maryland, Forces Evacuation Of Elementary School
'Major' Gas Leak Displaces 1,000 In Maryland, Forces Evacuation Of Elementary School Hundreds in Maryland were displaced on Tuesday afternoon when workers in Hagerstown accidentally struck a six-inch gas line that forced the evacuation of an area elementary school. City officials in Hagerstown said that the “major” gas leak was struck by workers in the area of South Potomac Street and West Memorial Boulevard late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Sept. 6, leaving an estimated 1,000 people temporarily displaced. They noted that the perimeter was determined by utilizing hazardous materials mapping software and current weather conditions, in addition to the forecast. Columbia Ga…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
'Substantial Delays' On Maryland Roadway Expected After High-Pressure Gas Line Impacted: Police 'Substantial Delays' On Maryland Roadway Expected After High-Pressure Gas Line Impacted: Police
'Substantial Delays' On Maryland Roadway Expected After High-Pressure Gas Line Impacted: Police A high-pressure gas line that was impacted on Friday afternoon could have long-lasting implications for motorists in Maryland. The Anne Arundel County Police Department issued an alert shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 advising that Mountain Road at Meehling Road is completely closed due to the leak. #MdTraffic #Pasadena Mountain Road at Meehling Road is completely closed due to a gas leak. Unknown when it will reopen. Woods Road is a viable alternate route; please use caution traversing the neighborhoods.@AACountySchools — Anne Arundel County Police Department (@AACOPD) Septembe…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Road Closed Due To Reported Gas Leak In Anne Arundel County Road Closed Due To Reported Gas Leak In Anne Arundel County
Road Closed Due To Reported Gas Leak In Anne Arundel County A major Maryland roadway was shut down on Friday afternoon due to a reported gas leak. The Anne Arundel County Police Department issued an alert shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 advising that Mountain Road at Meehling Road is completely closed due to the leak. Officials said that it is unclear when the roadway would reopen. #MdTraffic #Pasadena Mountain Road at Meehling Road is completely closed due to a gas leak. Unknown when it will reopen. Woods Road is a viable alternate route; please use caution traversing the neighborhoods.@AACountySchools — Anne Arundel County Police De…

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by Zak Failla