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Mercedes SUV Crashes Into Maryland Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (DEVELOPING) Mercedes SUV Crashes Into Maryland Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (DEVELOPING)
Mercedes SUV Crashes Into Maryland Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (Developing) A Mercedes SUV crashed into a Maryland restaurant Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and a building collapse investigation, according to fire officials. Fire crews were called shortly after noon Friday, Oct. 24, to the 10820 block of Lanham Severn Road in Glenn Dale, where a vehicle slammed into a restaurant, the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said. Photos from the scene show a black SUV lodged into the side of the building, surrounded by caution tape and structural damage near the entrance. One person inside the vehicle self-extricated before firefighters arrived, officia…

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by Zak Failla
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NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs
NJ Synagogue Firebombed In 2012 Ravaged By Fire — Along With All 7 Torahs Tragedy has struck yet again for a New Jersey synagogue targeted in a 2012 firebombing. At approximately 2:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 8, a blaze ripped through Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his wife, Bina's, Montross Avenue home and synagogue in Rutherford, where they've been since 2014. The couple and four of their six children who were home at the time escaped "right in the nick of time," according to Bina's sister, Brocha Wilschanski. However, everything else was destroyed — including all seven Torahs. "They're in shock, but they're well," Wilschanski said in a call with Daily Voice. "The al…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING) Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (DEVELOPING)
Workers Hospitalized After Virginia Building Collapse, Officials Say (Developing) Three workers were injured after a building under construction collapsed in Virginia, officials said. Firefighters from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the City of Fairfax Fire Department rushed to the 3500 block of Cedar Lane shortly after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, following reports of a structural collapse at a construction site. Crews from the agency's Technical Rescue Operations Team and other emergency responders worked together to stabilize the scene and assist the victims. Three people were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The nature and extent o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Roof Collapses At DC Row Home Under Renovation, Car Crushed: Officials (PHOTOS) Roof Collapses At DC Row Home Under Renovation, Car Crushed: Officials (PHOTOS)
Roof Collapses At DC Row Home Under Renovation, Car Crushed: Officials (Photos) A construction site in Northeast DC turned into a debris field after a dramatic collapse sent part of a roof crashing to the ground — flattening a nearby car and drawing a full search-and-rescue response, officials confirmed. The collapse happened around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19, at a building under renovation near 19th and H Street NE, according to DC Fire and EMS. DC Fire and Rescue Photos from the scene show heavy structural failure at the upper level of the brick row home, with massive wooden trusses and roof panels completely detached from the frame.  A nearby white BMW sed…

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by Zak Failla
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Ex-MLB Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing Ex-MLB Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing
Ex-mlb Pitcher Among Dozens Killed In Caribbean Nightclub: Developing A former Major League Baseball pitcher has died after being pulled from rubble in a catastrophic Caribbean nightclub roof collapse that killed dozens of people and injured more than 160 others, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story - Death Toll Rises In Caribbean Nightclub Collapse That Claimed Lives Of 2 Ex-MLB Players The incident occurred while a band performed onstage at the Jet Set Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Tuesday, April 8. An undetermined number of people are missing. The collapse happened around 12:30 a.m. The player, Octavio D…

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by Joe Lombardi
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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