We are fighting a fire on CSX RR bridge over Potomac with both land units and our fireboats. pic.twitter.com/os5EPOK0I9
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 27, 2016
Coordinated attack on bridge fire from land and water. CSX, Amtrak & VRE rail traffic stopped at our request. pic.twitter.com/lfiisXAts2
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) May 27, 2016
Thanks to Scott (and everyone else) for sending photos from the scene. From DC Fire and EMS:
“Westminster St. accidental origin. 750 thousand+ damage. 11 people from 3 families displaced. Red Cross requested for 1 family. No injuries.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Rebecca R
From a press release:
“District first responders will participate in a multi-location, full scale emergency preparedness exercise on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The exercise, which is unrelated to any recent events, was planned in collaboration with CSX, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Center, and the American Red Cross, over the course of several months. It will simulate a train collision with a vehicle that causes a train derailment and a hazardous chemical spill. As part of the exercise, the District will also be testing our ability to shelter the residents of a neighborhood that could be affected by the hazardous chemical spill.
Exercise play will take place at multiple locations: Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Police Week sure is annoying. [this year’s official NPW dates are Sunday, May 15, 2016 through Saturday, May 21, 2016]
MPD is great and works with our neighborhood on a lot of difficult issues even when some of their bosses downtown can’t get their heads out of their butts. But even MPD must be annoyed at the knuckleheads our Cities’ Finest choose to send to Police Week. I feel bad for Chief Lanier; at least this time, it’s not her fault.
I wouldn’t mind a cathartic “Out of Town Police Behaving Badly During Police Week” PoPville photo contest. As usual, there will be plenty of opportunities to see it this week.”
Photo by Matthew Lawlor
Update: “DDOT reports all the fire activity has cleared and all associated road closures are open.”
From AlertDC:
“MPD reports the road closure 3600 block of Connecticut Avenue NW due to Fire Department activity. Please avoid the area.”
Photo by Michael Ian
Michael Ian reports:
“major fire at Connecticut & Porter in #clevelandpark. Avenue is completely shut down”
Michael Marriott reports:
“Fire officials announce problems RE: the roof. Could go!”
photo by dcfireems
From CSX:
“UPDATE: It’s been confirmed that 14 railcars derailed at 9th & RI Ave NE in Washington, DC. No evacuations or injuries have been reported.”
DC Fire and EMS reports:
“CSX train derailment NE, DC – Hazmat situation – Rhode Island Ave shutdown in area – AVOID area”
From DC Fire Fighters L36 (@IAFF36) just after 7am:
“Update – Rhode Island Ave NE – multiple CSX trains derailed & leaking hazmat, isolating area; RI Ave Metro & RI Ave closed #DCFD”
photo by dcfireems
From MPD: Read More
Michael reports:
“Fire department has it under control and evacuated some residents via ladders. This was the scene at about 6:50 AM.”
DC Fire and EMS reported:
“Woman & child rescued from 2nd floor along Sherman Ave this morning – 1 @dcfireems reporting minor shoulder injury.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Jim Havard
“Dear PoPville,
About 6 pm, I was walking up 11th Street NW. At Girard Street, I witnessed a multi-car accident (at least four moving vehicles involved, some parked cars hit, a biker nearly hit, etc.) This was kind of scary, especially because one of the vehicle’s airbags deployed, a woman got out of that vehicle and was yelling, “please come help, I have baby and my daughter inside, please help [add understandable panic here].” Read More
1111 Constitution Ave, NW
Thanks to a couple of readers for sending word.
From Metrobus:
“63,64,D1,S2,S4,X1: Due to police activity at Constitution Ave btwn 10th St & 12th St NW, buses may experience delays.”
Geoff reports:
“There’s a three ladder fire at the corner of 13th and Columbia NW. It looks like the fire started in the blue house on Columbia as the windows are smashed and there’s signs of smoke damage to the exterior. I’ve never seen so many fire engines and fire fighters for a house fire before. I hope everyone is alright.”
