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Officials: Amazon Alexa Alerted Family of House Fire
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials say an Amazon Alexa device alerted a family to smoke inside their home during a fire early Monday morning.
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Longtime Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Chief Dies
Longtime Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Department chief James “Jimmy” Jarboe (retired) has died, the department announced Sunday.
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MHP Raises $583k for Friendly Garden Apartments Explosion Victims
Silver Spring nonprofit Montgomery Housing Partnership has raised roughly $583,000 for the victims of the March 3 explosion and fire at the Friendly Garden Apartments on Lyttonsville Road, according to a report from Bethesda Beat.
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UPDATED: MHP Raises Nearly $500k for Friendly Garden Apartments Explosion Victims
Silver Spring nonprofit Montgomery Housing Partnership has raised nearly $500,000 for the victims of the March 3 explosion and fire at the Friendly Garden Apartments on Lyttonsville Road, according to an announcement on MHP’s website.
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Updated: Firefighters Respond to Town Center Garage Fire Yesterday
County firefighters responded to a fire at about 1:30 yesterday afternoon in the Town Center garage at 801 Ellsworth Dr., according to Pete Piringer, the department’s public information officer.
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Fire Investigators Arrest Silver Spring Man in Arson Cases
Investigators with the county Fire & Rescue Service arrested Mauro Anderson Rodrigues, 44, of Silver Spring on Dec. 28 in connection with several arson fires in the area, Pete Piringer, public information officer for MCFRS, announced Dec. 30 on Twitter.
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Car Fire Being Investigated as Arson
The car fire that occurred this morning at the Sunoco gas station in Silver Spring is now being investigated as arson, according to a tweet from Montgomery County Fire spokesperson Pete Piringer.
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Car Fire at Sunoco Gas Station; No Injuries
A car fire at a Sunoco gas station at the beginning of rush hour closed the intersection of Colesville Road and East-West Highway in downtown Silver Spring.
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Police, Fire Accepting Toy Drive Donations
Police and firefighters in Takoma Park are teaming up again for their annual toy drive, according to a city announcement.