@Lebodome tweets:
“Something is burning in #adamsmorgan , 3 engines on 18th st now.”
Looks like it is on the roof of 2433 18th St, NW – which has Jyoti Indian restaurant on the first floor.
Update 4:36pm, @Lebodome tweets:
“fire on 3rd floor above #jyoti indian cuisine on 18th st. Seems contained n @dcfireems rolling out”
Members of the F&EMS cadet class patrol the U Street Corridor, looking for trash and litter. (Photo by Oscar Mendez)
Keep up the good work and outreach!
From a press release:
Yesterday, April 17, members of the District Fire and Emergency Medical Services (F&EMS) current cadet class were actively engaged in performing a welcomed community service. The cadets were tasked with cleaning up portions of the U Street, NW Corridor, removing trash and litter. The community service activity is part of the cadet’s extensive training curriculum..
Currently, the F&EMS Cadet Program has 31 trainees who began in October and are expected to complete their training in September.
The District of Columbia’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is a full spectrum, all-hazards agency comprised of over 2,200 members that primarily operate from 33 neighborhood firehouses that serve the residents and visitors in Washington, D.C. With an operating budget of almost $200 million, the Department responds to approximately 160,000 calls for service annually.
Thanks to a reader for sending the photos.
DCPoliceDept tweets:
“Update-14th & Buchanan St NW/House fire incident has cleared, all street closures have reopened”
A reader writes:
“Major fire activity at the Pulp/Rue 14/Standard bldg. ladder up to the roof, hoses, the whole thing.”
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A reader sends in the photo above and writes:
“the church at 5th and N NW is on fire. You can see flames coming out of the roof. There are several trucks on scene, and firemen all over the building. I talked to a few firemen and the guy who called it in, but no one had any details.”
@IAFF36 tweeted:
“501 N St. – 50 firefighters control fire in a church in less than 12 minutes.”
Thanks to a reader for sending word and the photo above at 5:30pm.
I wonder if the straw caught fire:
Bistro 18 (briefly Jamaican Joe’s Jerk Chicken) is located at 2420 18th St, NW in Adams Morgan.
Dear PoPville,
My friend lives at 1630 R St., NW where there was a fire Tuesday night. She is actually the one who called 911 when she went outside and saw flames coming out of a window. The firefighters told her that the cause of the fire was a meth lab(!) on the 4th floor. This news story confirms it. Who knew people make meth in luxury apartment buildings in Dupont?
Wild. WUSA9 wrote:
“An investigation into the cause of the fire led to the discovery of suspicious materials which may indicate a meth lab was being operated in the apartment.”
Somebody watching too much Breaking Bad…
Photo via @IAFF36
From @IAFF36:
“Pic from an early morning Columbia Heights house fire. 60+Firefighters controlled the blaze in 10 min.”
From @DCPoliceDept:
“Local (House Fire) at 1344 Newton Street NW. There are no reports of injuries but six displacements.”
Dear PoPville,
So a drunk guy ran into the back of my friend’s car at about 4:30 this morning! I woke up to someone screaming that a car was on fire in front of the house [9th and R St, NW].
