Cigarette causes Wheaton house fire, displaces five
A discarded cigarette resulted in five people being displaced from their home in Wheaton and $120,000 worth of damage after starting a house fire, acording to the Montgomery County Fire… Read More
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Lithium battery fire displaces Bethesda family, kills family dog
A Bethesda house fire displaced two adults and two children Monday after flames tore through a three-level home on Sonoma Road. A neighbor spotted smoke and flames around 11:40 a.m.… Read More
Bethesda bank back open after gas leak prompts evacuation
The Wells Fargo Bank branch in Bethesda has reopened after a reported gas leak on Thursday. The leak prompted evacuation of the bank and an adjacent apartment building. Montgomery County… Read More
Rockville apartment fire displaces residents of 24 units
The residents of 24 apartment homes were displaced after a fire broke out in a Rockville building Wednesday morning, including a man and 2-year-old child, whose apartment home caught fire… Read More
Mother dies walking with child in Rockville
Rockville City Police and Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to a call near Chapman Avenue and Twinbrook Parkway Monday evening at approximately 8:25 p.m. The report involved a pedestrian… Read More
Billy Goat Trail canoe found overturned in Potomac
Updated Tuesday, August 18, 1:00 p.m. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue crews searched the Potomac River near Vaso Island after a hiker on Billy Goat Trail C spotted an overturned… Read More
Rockville townhouse crash causes gas leak
MCFRS reported a gas leak after a car crashed into a four‑story townhouse in Rockville Monday afternoon. The impact damaged a gas meter and caused the leak. Crews reached the… Read More
Body of man missing in Potomac River found
Rescue crews recovered the body of a man Thursday around 11:30 a.m., not far from where he went missing in the Potomac River Tuesday, according to MCFRS Assistant Chief David… Read More
ICE arrests two in joint enforcement operation with U.S. Park Police
According to numerous news sources, two people were arrested by ICE Wednesday following an enforcement operation on the Clara Barton Parkway near Lock 7. Alerted to the operation by nearby… Read More
Two homes damaged by fire this weekend
Severe weather conditions over the weekend left a family of five homeless in Gaithersburg. A strong storm system with winds and heavy rain led a family home to be struck… Read More
Fire breaks out in Silver Spring apartment
A living room fire was reported on Sunday night in Silver Spring’s Village Square Apartments. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a dispatch around 11:15 p.m. and extinguished… Read More
Police investigating the shooting death of hotel guest in Bethesda
Updated May 29 at 10 a.m. A Silver Spring man has been charged with first-degree murder following a shooting at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in North… Read More