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Gas Explosion in D.C. Apartment Leaves Woman Seriously Injured

Sept. 20, 2024

Other residents were evacuated after the blast in the third-floor apartment, D.C. fire officials said.

Susan Nicol

A gas explosion at a four-story apartment building in the nation's capital has left a woman with serious injuries.

Fire and EMS crews reported the incident occurred on the fourth floor of the building about 9:30 a.m.

Other residents were evacuated as a precaution, WJLA reported.

The streets near the incident were blocked as crews investigated.

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Susan Nicol | News Editor

Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.