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Several Injured In Fast-Moving Fire That Gutted Northeast DC Home (VIDEO) Several Injured In Fast-Moving Fire That Gutted Northeast DC Home (VIDEO)
Several Injured In Fast-Moving Fire That Gutted Northeast DC Home (Video) DC Fire and EMS personnel were met by a basement blaze when they were called into action early on Wednesday morning. At around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 7, crews were called to the 5500 block of Chillum Place NE, where there was a reported fire with smoke and flames coming from the basement of an area home. Amazing video of what our crews endured upon arriving to the 5500 blk. of Chillium Pl. NE Box Alarm. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/7fP3XESLm2 — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) February 7, 2024 More than six dozen firefighters responded, and were able to get the fire under control after utility c…

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by Zak Failla
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Fire Marshal ID Beloved Family Members Killed By St. Mary's County Basement Blaze Fire Marshal ID Beloved Family Members Killed By St. Mary's County Basement Blaze
Fire Marshal ID Beloved Family Members Killed By St. Mary's County Basement Blaze New details have been released following the fatal St. Mary's County fire that claimed the lives of two people in Lexington Park earlier this week. The Maryland State Fire Marshal identified the victim's of Monday morning's fire as 59-year-old Jerome Garcia Barnes and 61-year-old Mary Jacqueline Queen, who both died from smoke inhalation during the blaze, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. Crews from the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department responded at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Monday, March 20, to the 21700 block of Cabot Place to investigate a reported house fire after a…

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by Zak Failla
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'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say 'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say
'Get Out, Stay Out:' Man Dies Rescuing Cats, Dogs From Maryland House Fire, Officials Say A man who tried to rescue his family's pets when a fire broke out in their Maryland home died after escaping and heading back inside a Carroll County residence to make the save, the Office of the State Fire Marshal announced. Ronald Joy, 62, and his wife, Kathy Joy, were home shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27 when a fire broke out in their Littlestown Pike home in Westminster, officials say. Both were able to escape before members of the Pleasant Valley Fire Department and other area agencies arrived at the scene, however, officials say that Joy went back inside the home to rescue…

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by Zak Failla