3145 Mt. Pleasant St, NW burned down on March 13th, 2008.
You can see what it used to look like for many years after the jump. (more…)
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Photo credit: Ross Ridenour
A reader writes:
“Right around 3:00am a minivan, which was in pursuit by police, crashed at the corner of Q St NW and New Jersey Ave. A man jumped out of the driver side and ran east on Q St, chased by police cars. In seconds at least 10-15 more police vehicles arrived. The van had caught fire pretty immediately following the crash and it engulfed the front half of the van by the time fire trucks arrived. Thankfully, firefighters put it out before an explosion could happen. About 20 minutes later, a search helicopter was circling the area with a search light.”
Props to DCFD:
“We found Peanut. He was stuck in a tree all this time. The Columbia Heights fire station on Newton and 14th came to the rescue. I believe it’s Truck 6, Engine Company 11. I know I owe them big time – especially firefighter Steve McKnight who retrieved Peanut.”
A reader reports:
“Car on fire at Mt. P street and Newton. Walked up to it just starting to burn. A guy calling 911 said someone threw “something on fire” through the drivers window. Burned pretty bad for a few minutes before cops and Fire engine came. Around 11:20pm”
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@wkt1969 tweets us the photo above and writes:
“@PoPville fire at convention center. 9th & N”
@DCPoliceDept tweets:
“Traffic Advisory/Fire (Loading Dock) @ 801 Mt. Vernon St NW/Street Closure in the 1100-1200 blocks of 7th & 9th St NW/”
Thanks to a reader for updating us with more info at 10:15am:
“I ran into the 2 guys with the most info. They had just pulled their 18 Wheeler into the below ground loading dock when the cab burst into flames! They said it was scary as hell as there were a lot of other trucks there as well. The one guy said… “I just ran! I was first out of the building.”
It looks like it’s under control now. Trucks are starting to depart… And 9th St is starting to open back up.”
More photos and tweets after the jump. (more…)
photos by Michael K. Wilkinson
Thanks to Michael for sending:
“Bad day on Arkansas Avenue Saturday. About 2:15 in the afternoon, a fire broke out on the front porch/balcony of one of the houses in our row (built 1939-1941, architect Joseph Abel). The fire damaged a significant portion of the front of the house, and fire rescue efforts led to smashed windows front and rear from top to bottom and sledgehammered/crow-barred roofs on 2nd and 3rd floors. Significant water damage as well. The house was occupied by one person on the upper floors and one person in a rental apartment on the ground floor, and everyone got out safely. Homeowner’s small Yorkshire terrier was rescued, like in a movie, by a firefighter, who brought the dog to the homeowner among cheers from the crowd of onlookers. Everyone was very worried for the dog up until that moment. A bright moment in an otherwise dark afternoon.”
A reader reports:
“House hit by lightning on Illinois ave. No fire. But chimney damaged.”
And on twitter another reader says Navy Yard barely got any rain – so bizarre.
@monosyllabicgal tweets us the photo above just after 8pm:
“Heavy response + smoke at Smithsonian. That’s Natural History, right?”
@DavePedroPedra tweets us just before 3pm:
“@PoPville large DCFD presence in Chinatown. Looks like @ChipotleTweets caught fire #flaminghotburrito”
@YashaMoz tweets us the photo below:
“@PoPville Fire alarm in Chinatown’s Chipotle brought in lots of emergency vehicles.”
From Brianne Nadeau:
“On Thursday night, an explosion and fire at 1429 Belmont Street, NW displaced 74 residents. Since that time they have been sheltered at the Columbia Heights Recreation Center, and many neighbors have offered support by donating clothing and providing translation.
Tremendous coordination is ongoing between the Red Cross, many different DC agencies, the Office of Latino Affairs, staff from the Mayor and CM Graham’s office, Housing Counseling Services and LEDC.
Many of you have asked how you can help as we work to relocate these families, with the goal of keeping them together and in our community.
Our friends at the Latin American Youth Center will be collecting donations in support of these families. If you would like to give, please visit their website and select “Columbia Heights Fire Victims”as the special purpose.”