. off the top tonight, breaking news. a monster fire raging in a maryland apartment complex. right now firefighters are trying to get these flames under control. and dozens of people are forced out of their homes on one of the coldest nights of the year. thanks for joining us at 10:00. i m will thomas in for brian. i m laura evans in for sean. a fire in for shawn. a fire broke out this afternoon. wisdom martin just arrived tonight. what do you know about this. reporter: it has been upgraded to a four-alarm fire. you can see there are firefighters still here on the scene trying to get this situation under control. this fire this phone call for this fire did come in around 8:30 tonight at the amounts on georgia avenue in aspen hill. these are three-level garden style units. originally they were told someone was trapped on the second floor. eventually they found out everyone got out okay and there were no injuries. at least 14 of these units are affected by the fire.
prevent future acts of terrorism. reporter: in june congress prohibited the use of full-body scanning machines until privacy issues could be explored further. but now the 150 ordered by the government could be rushed into use. t.j. winick, abc news, washington. and we will have more coverage of the terror investigation throughout the morning. later on good morning america, more insight for the radical hotbed of yemen. and the role politics may be fighting. reports of a double suicide bombing in western iraq. two bombers blew themselves up in ramadi. earlier reports say ten people were killed and at least 40 hurt. police say one of the bombs was close to a government building and the regional governor was, in fact, injured. iran reportedly is taking steps get to smuggle more uranium into that country. intelligence reports obtained by the associated press say the 1,300 tons of uranium is coming from kazakhstan. analysts say it is a sign iran is running out of uraniu
thefts are quite rare. in 2009, only seven planes were stolen in the entire country. even if cox had been able to take off, it is unlikely he would have made it far. within 15 miles he would have somebody s attention. what would happen? you would see military aircraft in the area. reporter: officials say the plane had been locked and starting the plane would have required activating several switches and a tartar button in the correct sequence. our planes aren t stored in hangars, but i would assume in the hangar they lock the door so somebody would have to have a key or jimmy the lock. so i don t think it would be exceptionally simple. reporter: a sell seem lig simple plan with a not so simple ending. linda so, abc 2 news. cox is not listed with the aaa as a licensed pilot or mechanic. he is currently being held on $10,000 bond. he s charged with burglary, theft and trespassing. a prince georges county man was arrested after firing a flare gun inside of a hosp