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Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak
Classes Resume After Virginia HS Evacuated For Possible Gas Leak Students and staff at a Virginia high school were temporarily out in the cold on Tuesday morning after a precautionary evacuation. Loudoun County High School was evacuated shortly after 9 a.m. on Jan. 30 due to the reported presence of the odor of gas throughout parts of the building, according to police. A School Resource Officer assigned to the building from the Leesburg Police Department coordinated with school staff to safely get everyone out while Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews investigated and gave the all-clear before noon on Tuesday. Classes resumed normally and there isn't e…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County $1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County
$1 Million In Damages Caused By Blaze That Injured 2 Firefighters In Loudoun County Two firefighters were injured battling flames that caused nearly $1 million in damages to a Loudoun County home Monday, Aug. 21. Reports of a fire with possible victims trapped in a home on the 17300 block of Smokey View Court in Round Hill were called into dispatchers 6:50 p.m. At 6:49 p.m., on Monday, August 21, 2023, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received multiple... Posted by Loudoun County Fire and Rescue on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 While most of the fire was involving the garage area of the home, fire was quickly spreading into other areas of the home t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport
Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport Some travelers were left in a lurch at the Leesburg Executive Airport on Sunday morning when a fire left several planes damaged on the tarmac, officials say. At approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 25, a fire was reported at the airport in the B T-hanger in the north end of the airfield. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue personnel were quick to respond to the scene and had the fire under control swiftly with an assist from a Leesburg Police officer, but not before the flames damaged at least nine planes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Later on Sunday afternoon, officials …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Organs Of Loudoun County Fire Victim Will Help Others Live Organs Of Loudoun County Fire Victim Will Help Others Live
Organs Of Loudoun County Fire Victim Will Help Others Live A 47-year-old man pulled from a Loudoun County home Monday, Feb. 6 has died, and his organs will help others live. The cause of the blaze that killed Stirling's Jason Urchesko, his two dogs and a cat has been traced back to the battery of an electric bike, said fire officials, noting the home was also without working smoke alarms. Urchasko remained in critical condition at Inova Lansdowne Hospital following the 4 a.m. fire at his Thrush Road home in Stirling. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the rear of the home, and found Urchasko inside, unconscious with several unres…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver
Pedestrian Hospitalized In Virginia With Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Driver A pedestrian was hospitalized overnight after being struck by a driver while he attempted to cross a busy Virginia intersection in Leesburg. Shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, members of the Leesburg Police Department Traffic Management Unit were called to a stretch of Edwards Ferry Road NE near Heritage Way NE when a man was struck by a vehicle. The man - whose name has not been released by the police - suffered “serious injuries,” and was transported to INOVA Loudoun Hospital at the Lansdowne Campus, where he is reportedly in stable condition, a department spokesperson said …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia House Fire Kills Two Dogs, Displaces Two People: Fire Officials Virginia House Fire Kills Two Dogs, Displaces Two People: Fire Officials
Virginia House Fire Kills Two Dogs, Displaces Two People: Fire Officials A Loudoun County house fire killed two dogs and displaced two residents on Thursday, July 28, authorities said.  Two residents escaped the fire that happened at the 36000 block of Milligans Run Lane at around 5:00 a.m., but two of their three dogs were still stuck inside, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Fire crews arrived and began to attack the fire at the front of the home with their water supply, as Purcellville does not have fire hydrants, officials said.  Authorities said that the crews found the two trapped dogs and took them from the home, but they did not sur…

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by AJ Goldbloom