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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
Police & Fire
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports
Near-Drowning Victims Airlifted After Being Pulled From DC Pool: Reports Two near-drowning victims at a Washington DC pool were resuscitated by a CPR instructor who happened to be nearby and DC's first responders, according to various news reports. After the man and woman were pulled from the bottom of the deep end at the Theodore Hagans Pool around 5 p.m., Thursday, July 13, Jermaine Hunter got to work, as reported by WJLA. Hunter has 15 years of CPR instruction, he told the outlet. MPD officers, lifeguards and Hunter continued CPR until DC Fire and EMS arrived, who were able to resuscitate the victims, they confirmed.  According to Fox5, the victims…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Family Of Fallen Virginia Hero Gets House Paid Off For Christmas Family Of Fallen Virginia Hero Gets House Paid Off For Christmas
Family Of Fallen Virginia Hero Gets House Paid Off For Christmas Christmas has come early for the family of veteran Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Frederick "Butch" Henry Cameron, Jr. who died from COVID-19 complications during the pandemic. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation announced that as part of its "Season of Hope," it will be paying off the outstanding mortgage on his family's home after he died following 16 years of serving the community with the sheriff’s office. Cameron died on Jan. 12, 2021, after contracting COVID-19 while in the line of duty. Officials say that “he began his 16-year career with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office in Feb…

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by Zak Failla