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Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #DCsBra…

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by Zak Failla
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Car Crashes Into Northwest DC Building; Minor Injury Reported (PHOTOS) Car Crashes Into Northwest DC Building; Minor Injury Reported (PHOTOS)
Car Crashes Into Northwest DC Building; Minor Injury Reported (Photos) Disaster was largely averted on Tuesday afternoon in Northwest DC when a driver lost control and came crashing through the front of a building. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 to the 7300 block of Georgia Avenue NW, where there were reports of a car that had struck a building. Only minor injuries were reported in the DC crash.@dcfireems Fortunately, the building was actively under renovation and was unoccupied at the time. According to officials, the driver was evaluated and treated for a minor injury, no other injuries were reporte…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Residents Displaced After Car Crashes Into DC Home Residents Displaced After Car Crashes Into DC Home
Residents Displaced After Car Crashes Into DC Home Residents of a DC residence received an alarming wake up call after their home was struck by a vehicle, authorities say. A silver sedan crashed into the home in the unit block of Florida Avenue NE around 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 18, according to DC Fire and EMS officials. Occupants of the home were evacuated and were reportedly uninjured. Update car striking house unit block Florida Ave NE. House WAS occupied. Occupants were evacuated and uninjured. Confirmed structural damage. Driver transported serious non life threatening injuries. Request @RedCrossNCGC for 4 displaced residents. Buil…

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by Annie DeVoe