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Worker Killed After Being Trapped By Partial Building Collapse In Northwest DC (UPDATED) Worker Killed After Being Trapped By Partial Building Collapse In Northwest DC (UPDATED)
Worker Killed After Being Trapped By Partial Building Collapse In Northwest DC (Updated) A worker had to be rescued in Northwest DC on Monday morning when a row home partially collapsed and left them trapped, officials say. Shortly before 10:15 a.m. on Dec. 23, a DC Fire and EMS spokesperson issued an alert advising of a collapse of a two-story row house with entrapment in the 1100 block of V Street NW. As of noon on Monday afternoon, the worker was still trapped inside, according to the agency. Collapse with entrapment 1100 block V St NW. significant collapse rear of 2 story row house with a worker severely trapped. Working to shore and secure hazard area. Rescue operation…

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by Zak Failla
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Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED) Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (UPDATED)
Gas Explosion Rocks Southeast DC; Building Collapses (Updated) DC Fire and EMS personnel were busy on Thursday morning due to an active gas leak and explosion in Southeast. An alert was issued at around 10 a.m. on Jan. 18 after there was a reported gas explosion in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE on the second floor. According to officials, by the time crews arrived to fight the fire, the area had already been evacuated due to the gas leak. One injury was reportedly wounded by flying debris. The building suffered extensive damage and a second alarm was called when it collapsed. Update 2nd Alarm explosion & fire 1200 block Marion Barry…

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by Zak Failla
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Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials
Apartment Building Partially Collapses; $1.5M In Damages Reported: Maryland Fire Officials More than a million dollars in damage was caused by a fire that tore through a Maryland apartment building that partially collapsed in Howard County, fire officials say. At around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 25, Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Service personnel had all hands on deck after there were multiple reports of a fire in the 9000 block of Stebbing Way in Laurel, with all three floors fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters are on the scene of an apartment building fire in the 9000 block of Stebbing Way in Laurel. The bulk of the fire has been controlled at this time, a…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Crashes Into Maryland Home; Collapse Investigation Launched Car Crashes Into Maryland Home; Collapse Investigation Launched
Car Crashes Into Maryland Home; Collapse Investigation Launched Some homeowners in Prince George's County got an unexpected visitor on Friday morning. First responders rushed to the 6200 block of Seminole Street in College Park shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Friday, when a car came to a crashing halt into a single-family home, according to authorities. The crash led to a partial collapse of the home, while the car came to rest on its side leaning against the chimney with a tree on top. Two people were taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and seven others are being assisted by the Prince George's Office of Emergency after being displ…

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by Zak Failla
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Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (PHOTOS) Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (PHOTOS)
Lightning Strike Sparks Two-Alarm Fire In MD; Dozens Displaced (Photos) More than two dozen people were displaced overnight and a pair of cats are reported missing after a lightning strike led to a massive two-alarm fire in Harford County that led to a partial collapse of a condo. Approximately 75 firefighters from multiple agencies were called late on Monday night to a condominium complex in the 1300 block of Sheridan Place in Bel Air, prompting a mass exodus of residents who flooded out of the building, officials said. #BELAIR | *2ND ALARM* | 1311 SHERIDAN PL | 3STY GARDEN STYLE APARTMENT BUILDING - HEAVY FIRE FROM ROOF #BREAKING #HarfordCounty — Harford …

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by Zak Failla
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New Footage Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Strike, Baltimore Building Collapse (VIDEO) New Footage Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Strike, Baltimore Building Collapse (VIDEO)
New Footage Shows Moments Leading Up To Fatal Strike, Baltimore Building Collapse (Video) Shocking new footage depicting the events leading up to a fatal pedestrian crash that led to a building collapse in Baltimore has been released by the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. This week, the Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the AG’s Office released body-worn and CitiWatch camera video of the February crash that took the life of 54-year-old Baltimore resident Alfred Fincher. Body-cam footage of the crashMaryland AG Shortly before 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, an officer on patrol in an unmarked vehicle in the 1800 block of East North Avenue spotted a black Hyundai S…

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by Zak Failla
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Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse
Side Of Former Hagerstown Church Comes Tumbling Down In Partial Collapse It was a busy Saturday night for first responders in Washington County when a residential building partially collapsed in Hagerstown. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14, crews from the Hagerstown Fire Department and several neighboring agencies responded to a reported building collapse in the 500 block of Washington Avenue at Washington Square. From the outside, first responders were met by rubble and debris that left the interior of the building, which reportedly was the site of a former church, largely exposed. According to the property owners, the space was vacant at the time o…

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by Zak Failla
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Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING) Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (DEVELOPING)
Explosion, Two-Alarm Fire Rock Maryland Apartment Complex, Injuring 12 (Developing) An explosion and two-alarm fire in a Maryland apartment complex left 12 with injuries and led to a structural collapse of a building on Wednesday morning, authorities announced. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in Gaithersburg, Pete Pringer, the Chief spokesperson for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services, said. The incident was reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16, in the 800 block of Quince Orchard Boulevard near Rabbit Road in GaithersburgTwitter/@mcfrsP…

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by Zak Failla
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Baltimore Parking Garage Collapses With Dozens Of Vehicles Inside Baltimore Parking Garage Collapses With Dozens Of Vehicles Inside
Baltimore Parking Garage Collapses With Dozens Of Vehicles Inside A parking garage in Baltimore has collapsed with over 50 vehicles inside, authorities say. The Pratt Street parking garage collapsed around 10:45 a.m., Friday, July 15, according to the Baltimore Fire Department. Miraculously, no injuries have been reported in the incident. Building inspectors are working with vehicle owners to remove the remaining vehicles from the garage.  The incident will be handled by building management S&P Plus.  This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.

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by Zak Failla
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Sinking Boat Fire Among 800 Incidents That Brought Baltimore's Bravest Out On July Fourth Sinking Boat Fire Among 800 Incidents That Brought Baltimore's Bravest Out On July Fourth
Sinking Boat Fire Among 800 Incidents That Brought Baltimore's Bravest Out On July Fourth An overturned car. A fire on a sinking boat. Dozens of apartments ablaze. These are just some of the 800 calls that Baltimore's bravest responded to on the Fourth of July. At the intersection of Gold Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a motor vehicle crash led to a partial building collapse, officials said.  A partial building collapse at the Intersection of Gold Street & Pennsylvania Avenue.Twitter/@baltimore_buffs Multiple apartment and dwelling fires were also reported to local fire agencies. A dwelling fire in the 4000 block of Garrisonville Avenue.Twitter/@baltimore_buffs Som…

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by Zak Failla
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Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51
Philadelphia Firefighter Killed In Building Collapse ID'd As Sean Williamson, 51 A longtime Philadelphia firefighter killed in a building collapse Saturday, June 18 has been identified as Sean Williamson. A 27-year department veteran, 51-year-old Williamson was crushed by rubble at 300 W, Indiana Ave., which went up in flames around 2 a.m., fire officials said. Around 90 minutes later, it collapsed. Four other firefighters and a Licensing and Inspections Department inspector were pulled from the rubble and treated at Temple University Hospital, officials said. Update: PFD continued work to rescue 2 trapped members from the collapse at 300 W. Indiana St. 1 member wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four-Alarm Fire Rips Through 7 Buildings In Downtown Baltimore (UPDATE) Four-Alarm Fire Rips Through 7 Buildings In Downtown Baltimore (UPDATE)
Four-Alarm Fire Rips Through 7 Buildings In Downtown Baltimore (Update) Crews were on scene of a 4th-alarm fire that ripped through seven buildings in downtown Baltimore, fire officials said on Twitter.  4-Alarm fire: A total of seven buildings involved, a mix of vacant and operable. As FFs worked to extinguish the fire, a partial collapse occurred in three buildings & a full collapse in one. pic.twitter.com/C7EHaz0t7w — Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) May 2, 2022 The fire broke out in the 1500 block of West Baltimore Street shortly after 2 p.m. on Monday, May 2, according to Baltimore City's Firefighters Union. 🔥4TH ALARM FIRE🔥1500 blk W Baltimore …

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by David Cifarelli