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5 injured in 3-alarm D.C. apartment fire

Five people were injured in a three-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in Northwest D.C. Tuesday.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS , fire , apartment fire , Rhode Island Avenue , Logan Circle

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Out in the open: Naked D.C. firefighter still working

Three days after D.C. Fire Chief Dennis Rubin said a firefighter photographed naked while cooking eggs in a firehouse had been placed on enforced leave, his spokesman tells WTOP the firefighter has actually never been taken out of active service.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS , Dennis Rubin , Kenneth Crosswhite , Neal Augenstein

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22 injured after D.C. fire truck, Metro bus collide

A D.C. fire engine crashed into a Metro bus in Northwest D.C. Wednesday, injuring 22 people - including four firefighters.

Tags: Metro , D.C. Fire and EMS , Hank Silverberg , Metro bus accident

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Some rally goers treated for heat related injuries

The tens of thousands of people crowded onto the National Mall have kept D.C. Fire and E.M.S. crews busy.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS , National Mall

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Mother, 2-year-old hurt in collision in Southeast

A mother and her child are recovering, and a driver is under arrest following a serious pedestrian accident in Southeast D.C. Wednesday morning.

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Toddler burned by acid-based chemicals

A two-year-old girl is in serious condition this afternoon after an accident involving chemicals in her father's car.

Tags: Adams Morgan , Hank Silverberg , chemical burns , chemicals , toddler , D.C. Fire and EMS , D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer ,

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Southeast house fire claims second life

A woman has died, and another is in serious condition after a townhouse fire in Southeast D.C.

Tags: house fire , Anacostia , D.C. Fire and EMS , smoke detectors

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Person stabbed outside Chinatown Metro station

A person has been stabbed outside the Gallery Place-Chinatown Metro station Monday afternoon.

Tags: Gallery Place/Chinatown , D.C. Fire and EMS , stabbing

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Federal Center Metro station reopens after smoke

The station reopened around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Tags: Metro , Steven Taubenkibel , D.C. Fire and EMS ,

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Contractors inside home as it collapses

The workers were in the basement of a D.C. home when the second floor collapsed onto the first floor.

Tags: D.C. Fire and EMS , building collapse , Morgan Street

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