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Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage
Garbage Day Goes Sideways As Truck Slams Into Virginia Home, Causes Damage A Virginia neighborhood got an unexpected wake-up call when a garbage truck plowed into the side of a home, leaving behind a scene that looked more like a demolition job than a delivery route. The garbage truck crashed into a home in a residential neighborhood, prompting a midday emergency response. Fire and rescue crews were called shortly after 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, to the 7600 block of Henry Knox Drive In Lorton, where there were reports of a vehicle striking a house. It was not just any vehicle. When units arrived, they found the truck lodged into the side of a single-famil…

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Vehicle Plows Into Silver Spring Storefront, Driver Trapped As Crews Race To Save Him Vehicle Plows Into Silver Spring Storefront, Driver Trapped As Crews Race To Save Him
Vehicle Plows Into Silver Spring Storefront, Driver Trapped As Crews Race To Save Him A routine morning in Maryland turned into a frantic rescue when a vehicle plowed into a shopping center storefront, leaving the driver trapped in a perilous position. Firefighters were dispatched after a van crashed into buildings at the Northgate Shopping Center along Georgia Avenue near Aspen Hill Road on Wednesday morning, January 21, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials. Crews arrived to find the minivan embedded in the structure near a Michaels store and Gigi’s Beauty Supply, with significant damage to the storefront and debris spread across the sidewalk and in…

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by Zak Failla
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11-Year-Old Killed As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home Overnight, Officials Say 11-Year-Old Killed As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home Overnight, Officials Say
11-Year-Old Killed As Flames Rip Through Maryland Home Overnight, Officials Say An early morning fire tore through a Maryland home, killing an 11-year-old child and leaving a family devastated, officials said. At around 4:20 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, fire crews from the Parsonsburg Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding companies rushed to a house fire on the 31600 block of Zion Road, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. When firefighters arrived, the one-and-a-half-story home was engulfed in flames.  Three adults managed to escape, but told rescuers a child was still trapped inside. Despite rescue efforts, the boy was pronounced dead at the scene af…

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Tesla Wrecks DMV Gas Station Wall, Triggers Emergency Response (PHOTOS) Tesla Wrecks DMV Gas Station Wall, Triggers Emergency Response (PHOTOS)
Tesla Wrecks DMV Gas Station Wall, Triggers Emergency Response (Photos) A Tesla driver smashed through the wall of a gas station in Southeast Washington, DC on Thursday afternoon, injuring two people and sending emergency crews scrambling to check for structural damage. The crash happened around 3:40 p.m., July 10, in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, DC Fire and EMS said. According to first responders, the Tesla plowed through the wall of a gas station, leaving debris and signage crushed over the vehicle and scattered across the sidewalk.  DC Fire and Rescue “Crash with vehicle striking building,” DC Fire and EMS said in an initial up…

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5 Displaced After Home Struck By Lightning In Montgomery County (PHOTOS) 5 Displaced After Home Struck By Lightning In Montgomery County (PHOTOS)
5 Displaced After Home Struck By Lightning In Montgomery County (Photos) A house in Montgomery County was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm on Thursday evening, Feb. 22, authorities said. The two-story house at 21600 Gentry Ln. near Cross Meadow Lane was struck by lightning accompanied by “extreme thunder” around 5:45 p.m., Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. No fire or injuries were reported, though the home did sustain other structural damages, displacing five residents, Piringer added. Scroll down to view additional photos. 21,600 Gentry Ln. near Cross Meadow Ln., Brookville, 2-sty house, house …

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by Valerie Musson
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6 Evacuated After Car Slams Into Maryland Apartment Building (PHOTOS) 6 Evacuated After Car Slams Into Maryland Apartment Building (PHOTOS)
6 Evacuated After Car Slams Into Maryland Apartment Building (Photos) Six people were evacuated from two Montgomery County apartments after a vehicle slammed into the building on Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, authorities said. The crash occurred on King James Way in Gaithersburg around 7:25 a.m., Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service Spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The Technical Rescue Team stabilized the structure as six people were evacuated from apartments above the area where the car struck, Piringer said. The storage and laundry areas of the building were damaged, but no injuries were reported. Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene. …

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by Valerie Musson
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Metal Crate Protects Lucky Pup After Tree Falls Through Takoma Park Home Metal Crate Protects Lucky Pup After Tree Falls Through Takoma Park Home
Metal Crate Protects Lucky Pup After Tree Falls Through Takoma Park Home A family dog is safe after the crate it was in shielded it from a tree that had fallen through the roof of a Montgomery County home, authorities say. The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 15 at a home in the 6900 block of Cherry Avenue in Takoma Park, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer.  Update - Cherry Av., TP, large tree fell on house causing roof & structural damage (flat roof), posted unsafe to occupy, tree collapsed on house & crashed through to where dog was located in a crate which actually protected/saved the dog …

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by Annie DeVoe