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Dozens of families displaced in Montgomery Co. apartment building fire – WTOP News
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Dozens of families have been displaced following a multi-unit fire at an apartment building in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Dozens of families have been displaced following a multi-unit fire at an apartment building in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said that 43 families were displaced in the fire in the 12000 block of Clarksburg Square Road in Clarksburg on Saturday.
Fire officials said that 78 firefighters were on the scene to help the residents which came from 24 apartments that were impacted by the fire.
Four residents were evaluated and two were transported to local hospitals with non-critical injuries. Four firefighters reported injuries from the fire with two transported in non-critical condition, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
The Red Cross of the National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region disaster action team says that it is assisting more than 16 of the impacted families with basic needs including food, water and medications.
“I ran in the house and got my kids,” Elton Addison, who lives on the first floor of the building, told NBC Washington. “My two youngest ones were in the bath, so they literally went out of the building, no clothes on,” he said.
On Sunday morning, the Montgomery County fire chief held an “after the fire” community initiative to get support for the families.
First responders say that a 911 caller reported smoke coming from her neighbors 1st floor apartment. When she tried to knock at the door, she said that her neighbor didn’t respond. Officials told her to pull the fire alarm and evacuate, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.
There were five aerial ladder trucks used to help extinguish the fire from the building, according to fire officials.
The fire department said that the 911 center received “multiple calls with screaming in the background” as they responded to the fire.
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Maryland Weather: Alert Day today for severe storms this afternoon
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BALTIMORE — The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has issued an Alert Day today for possible strong to severe storms this afternoon.
It’s a relatively quiet start to the morning with temperatures in the upper 60s to low 70s. We can expect mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies today. Perhaps a bit more sunshine coming through and after the lunchtime hour. Temperatures will quickly climb into the lower to middle 80s by early afternoon.
This afternoon looks to be an active severe weather day with a greater risk for severe storms during the afternoon and evening hours. After 2 PM scattered strong to severe storms will develop. It does look like east of I-95 could be the sweet spot for some stronger storms. These storms appear to be a bit more widespread than yesterday and will be capable of producing damaging winds and flash flooding. Please stay weather aware on Sunday and have a few ways to get warnings.
In addition, a Flood Watch is in effect for parts of the region through 8 p.m. tonight due to the impending storms.
Any severe storms should end before 10 PM Sunday. Sunday night will be partly cloudy and mild with lows in the middle to upper 60s.
This slow-moving cold front will finally cross the area on Monday and could produce an isolated shower or thunderstorm tomorrow afternoon before making its final exit. Thankfully, the storms on Monday are not expected to be severe.
A refreshing and almost fall-like feel will arrive Tuesday and continue into Wednesday. We’ll see a blend of clouds & sunshine. Afternoon highs will be below average in the middle to upper 70s. Early morning temperatures will be down into the 50s for most areas!
High pressure owns this forecast through the start of next weekend. This means sunshine continues Thursday through Saturday with a gradual warming trend. Highs on Thursday will top out near 80 and then highs will climb into the upper 80s by the start of next weekend. A return to a typical August feel!
Maryland
Maryland state senator pushes General Assembly to keep state’s costal bays in mind – WTOP News
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Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-Lower Shore) loves the Chesapeake Bay, but she continues to make sure her General Assembly colleagues and the public don’t forget about the state’s five coastal bays.
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Sen. Mary Beth Carozza (R-Lower Shore) loves the Chesapeake Bay, but she continues to make sure her General Assembly colleagues and the public don’t forget about the state’s five coastal bays.
Carozza made that case last month when state officials unveiled new license plates that called for protecting the Chesapeake and as well as the coastal bays.
She did it again Thursday, during this week’s Maryland Association of Counties summer conference in Ocean City, when she took three of her Senate colleagues on a tour of one of those bays between Ocean City and the mainland.
“This is an opportunity to share the beauty of Maryland coastal bays that sometimes is dominated by the Chesapeake Bay,” she said on a boat ramp at the Sinepuxent Bay near Assateague Island in Worcester County.
Sen. President Pro Tem Malcolm Augustine (D-Prince George’s), Sen. Benjamin Brooks (D-Baltimore County) and Sen. Brian Feldman (D-Montgomery), who chairs the Education, Energy and the Environment Committee, felt the warm breeze from the bay and viewed visitors relaxing on the beach.
They also viewed restoration work that was completed about six years ago along the shoreline just north of the Verrazano Bridge that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. Some of that work included importing sand and rock and working to help maintain the habitat of the area’s horseshoe crabs, diamondback terrapins and sea trout.
Marsh grassses were planted along the mainland shoreline by members and volunteers with Maryland Coastal Bays Program, a nonprofit organization that promotes and seeks to protect the coast bays. In addition to Sinepuxent, the other four coastal bays are Assawoman, Newport, Isle of Wight and Chincoteague.
But Carozza and members of the bays program say the eroding shoreline and steep banks south of the bridge need repair. It’s not clear what legislation might be needed to make that happen, but Feldman said part of it would be to assess the state’s permitting and waiver processes.
“It’s something in that space,” he said. “I don’t know all the particulars. We’ll have to take a look, make some tweaks and some changes.”
Augustine brought his family along on the boat ride. His wife, Lauren, is a hydrologist and has done work on the Chesapeake Bay.
“It’s this living shoreline that’s been developed on this end in a very innovative way,” he said. “It’s always best to come and get your feet on the ground and sort of see what’s going on.”
Roman Jesien, science coordinator with Maryland Coastal Bays Program who operated the boat for the lawmakers’ tour, said the restoration work already completed north of the bridge cost $750,000 and stretches 1,000 feet.
The work on the southern shoreline would cost an estimated $1.5 million and stretch about 1,800 feet, Jesien said. In addition, he said part of the land is federal property.
Besides maintaining wildlife, the goal is to also bring the same number of visitors to relax on the sand and frolic in the water that’s done on the opposite shoreline.
“It’s important to not only restore that shoreline, but also make sure we keep the other one intact,” Jeisen said. “This is good for the environment and good for everyone.”
Maryland
Maryland 4-story building fire displaces 24 apartments
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Montgomery County fire and rescue responded to a morning four-story apartment building fire.
Officials received a call around 8:07 a.m. Saturday morning, for the report of a building fire. Upon arrival, officials located a heavy fire to the rear of a four-story apartment building with an extension to neighboring buildings.
Fire and rescue assisted with evacuating residents from the inside of the building.
According to officials, 24 apartments were displaced due to the damage.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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