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Police ID Pair Rescued From Maryland Small Plane Crash
A 66-year-old man and woman were rescued after being stranded 100 feet up for seven hours with serious injuries from a small plane that crashed into a power tower in Montgomery County Sunday, Nov. 27.
The pilot, Patrick Merkle, 66, of Washington DC, and his passenger, Janet Williams, 66, of Marrero, LA, had apparently departed from Westchester County Airport in New York, in a Mooney Mike 20P single engine plane, before crashing in Gaithersburg around 6:45 p.m., officials said.
Nearly 85,000 people were without power for about six hours, PEPCO records show.
Update - Gaithersburg, Maryl…
At Least 10 Displaced By Gaithersburg Garage Fire; Officials Say
At least ten people are said to be displaced after a fire broke out in the garage of a Gaithersburg home, fire officials said.
Five adults and four children, all got out of the home safely without injury, but one infant is said to being treated for smoke exposure, fire officials said.
Update - Bramble Bush Ct, fire out, 5 adults, 4 children displaced, @MCFRS_EMIHS evaluating 1 infant (exposure to smoke), pic.twitter.com/uu9a0Evrfi — Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) April 1, 2022
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service responded to the fire at a single-family home located at 9113 Bramble B…