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17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (UPDATED) 17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (UPDATED)
17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (Updated) More than a dozen people were displaced in Northeast DC by an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out in an area apartment building. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after midnight to a two-story apartment building in the 300 block of Seaton Place SE, where acting Fire Chief Anthony Kelleher said crews were met by flames on all floors, and through the roof. Update: 2-alarm fire - 300 Block of Seaton Place NE - Acting Fire and EMS Chief Anthony Kelleher provides brief insight in to this incident with units arriving on the scene within approximately four minutes of the call fo…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Killed In Fiery DC Crash Was Trapped On Top Of Jersey Wall On I-295 In DC, Police Say Driver Killed In Fiery DC Crash Was Trapped On Top Of Jersey Wall On I-295 In DC, Police Say
Driver Killed In Fiery DC Crash Was Trapped On Top Of Jersey Wall On I-295 In DC, Police Say New details have been released after a person was killed in a fiery crash on I-295 that left one dead and several others injured.  The Metropolitan Police Department detailed the events that resulted in a fatal crash on Friday morning in Northeast DC, though the investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police say that at 6:50 a.m. on March 29, a Dodge Ram 1500 pick-up truck was heading north on the interstate and approaching the Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue exit when the crash happened. Crash with entrapment & fire I-295 at Benning Rd NE. Had 2 vehicles involved with 1 on f…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Baltimore County: Police Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Baltimore County: Police
Hoarding Conditions Found At Deadly House Fire In Baltimore County: Police Hoarding conditions were found as crews responded to a deadly house fire in Baltimore County on Tuesday night, March 19. Firefighters responded to the blaze at a home on the 100 block of Helms Pick Court in Catonsville just after 11:20 p.m. and found heavy flames coming from a second-floor window. Crews upgraded their response to a rescue upon observing a vehicle in the driveway and found the female victim in a second-floor hallway. Firefighters reported hoarding conditions and brought the fire under control shortly after midnight, they said. The exact cause of the fire and the identity o…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Becomes Third Fatality In Baltimore Townhouse Fire That Left 19 Displaced (UPDATE) Teen Girl Becomes Third Fatality In Baltimore Townhouse Fire That Left 19 Displaced (UPDATE)
Teen Girl Becomes Third Fatality In Baltimore Townhouse Fire That Left 19 Displaced (Update) Three people, including two minors, have now been confirmed dead after a Baltimore townhouse fire left 19 families displaced earlier this week. An 8-year-old boy was one of three people found unconscious when firefighters battled the blaze at the 3400 block of E. Lombard Street in Southeast Baltimore Tuesday, Feb. 27. The boy died hours after he was rescued, while a 13-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition. The man was pronounced dead Wednesday, and the girl died Thursday afternoon, according to CBS. The cause of the fire remains und…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Turtle, Ferret Rescued From Tricky Two-Alarm Fire That Damaged Northeast DC Homes (VIDEO) Turtle, Ferret Rescued From Tricky Two-Alarm Fire That Damaged Northeast DC Homes (VIDEO)
Turtle, Ferret Rescued From Tricky Two-Alarm Fire That Damaged Northeast DC Homes (Video) Firefighters have largely contained a two-alarm fire that rapidly spread from one vacant home to a neighboring house in Northeast DC. At around noon on Friday afternoon, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to the 4000 block of Benning Road NE, where a blaze broke out inside a two-story home. Working Fire 4000 block Benning Rd NE. Fire in a 2 story story dwelling #DCsBravest — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) January 26, 2024 A second alarm was quickly called as the flames continued to spread while smoke billowed through the air that could be seen for several blocks in the area. https…

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by Zak Failla