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  • 9 injured after multicar crash during rush hour on I-270 in Clarksburg – WTOP News

    9 injured after multicar crash during rush hour on I-270 in Clarksburg – WTOP News

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    Nine people were hurt after a crash on Interstate 270 in Clarksburg, Maryland, during rush hour Friday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

    Crashed cars sit on I-270 north of Route 121 in Clarksburg, Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.(Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)

    Nine people were hurt after a multicar crash on Interstate 270 in Clarksburg, Maryland, during rush hour Friday, according to the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

    All traffic was stopped on the highway around 5:30 p.m. and I-270 reopened about an hour later, according to WTOP Traffic reporter Dave Dildine.

    At least three vehicles were damaged in the crash and they were spread out across a half-mile section of the interstate, Dildine said.

    Six adults and three children were taken to the hospital following the crash, which happened in the northbound lanes just north of Route 121. One of the adults was transported to a trauma hospital with noncritical injuries.

    At the height of the traffic jam caused by the crash, the backup was about four miles long. There were still some residual delays as of 6:50 p.m., Dildine said.

    Below is map of the area where the crash occurred:

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  • Fire breaks out overnight at Montgomery County church, causing more than $5 million in damages – WTOP News

    Fire breaks out overnight at Montgomery County church, causing more than $5 million in damages – WTOP News

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    An overnight fire at a church in Montgomery County, Maryland, damaged the organ, piano and the roof, costing some $5 million to repair, fire officials said.

    Firefighters in Montgomery County, Maryland, fight a church fire in Silver Spring.
    (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)

    Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

    The fire caused more than $5 million in damages.
    (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service)

    Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service

    An overnight fire at a church in Montgomery County, Maryland, destroyed its organ, piano and roof, costing some $5 million in damages, fire officials said.

    A fire was reported at Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church on New Hampshire Avenue in Sliver Spring around 1:45 a.m. Friday. Smoke was leaking through the church’s roof when fire crews arrived.

    “Likely the fire had been burning for a while, at least smoldering, because when firefighters first got here, they did have some very high heat conditions and some pretty heavy smoke,” Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer told WTOP’s partners at 7News, adding that it took three hours to beat the flames.

    The fire appeared to have started inside the audiovisual control booth of the church near the sanctuary area. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said on X that the fire was “accidental” and told the church the cause was “electrical.”

    The fire cause caused significant damages to the building, including the sanctuary, church officials said in a statement. The organ was left with “virtually no pipes remaining,” while the technical systems for the audio booth area were destroyed. The piano was also damaged in the fire.

    The building was vacant at the time of the fire. No injures have been reported.

    In a post on X, Piringer said damage to the church is likely to be more than $5 million.

    Spencerville Church plans to hold its Saturday Sabbath worship services in the
    auditorium of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, located at 12501 Old Columbia
    Pike in Silver Spring starting at 11:30 a.m.

    Below is a map of where the fire took place:

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  • Former top fire official in Prince George’s, Alexandria picked to lead Montgomery Co. fire department – WTOP News

    Former top fire official in Prince George’s, Alexandria picked to lead Montgomery Co. fire department – WTOP News

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    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has nominated Corey Smedley to lead the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

    Former Prince George’s County Deputy Fire Chief and former Alexandria City Fire Chief Corey Smedley.(Courtesy Montgomery County/Simone Forgione)

    A former top fire department official in both Prince George’s County in Maryland and the City of Alexandria in Virginia is the pick to be the next fire chief in Montgomery County, Maryland.

    Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has nominated Corey Smedley to lead the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service after his last pick was abruptly withdrawn from consideration earlier this year.

    Smedley would bring more than 33 years of fire service experience, which followed his tenure in the Army Reserve. He rose through the ranks of the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department to become deputy fire chief before moving to Alexandria’s fire department in 2015 as the deputy chief of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

    He later assumed the role of fire chief in Alexandria, where he “prioritized community engagement building strong partnerships, and aligning community expectations with department priorities,” according to a Montgomery County news release.

    Smedley’s nomination will be officially announced during a Thursday news conference at 11:30 a.m. at Fire State 32 in Rockville.

    Elrich’s last nominee, MCFRS Division Chief Charles Bailey, had his name withdrawn from consideration in March, days after a report from the county’s inspector general found that an unidentified senior member of MCFRS engaged in misconduct in 2019 and 2021.

    Elrich, Smedley and Montgomery County Interim Fire Chief Gary Cooper will all be on hand for Thursday’s announcement.

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