Southbound 270 as you head all the way down through clarksburg, you are a little slow. Eun . Thank you, melissa. Another traffic problem right now. Only two lanes open in both directions of Rockville Pike where crews are fixing a water main break. This is in bethesda at the intersection of cedar lane. Take a look at that. In the last 15 minutes we learned that wssc removed the 74yearold pipe. Now they have to put a new one in. This has been an issue since about 2 30 yesterday afternoon. The old pipe cracked open flooding that intersection. About 250 customers without water are getting their water supply from Montgomery County fire this morning. At least one school in the area is impacted by this water main break. Water is shut off at stone rinl. As a result school will open on a twohour delay. That means school will start at 9 50 for the lower school and at 10 50 for the middle school and upper school. The pres. A. T. Scheduled for today will be postponed until wednesday, october 28th.
Im eun yang, news4 midday starts right now. Im Megan Fitzgerald in reston where fire broke out at about 6 40 this morning at this townhouse behind me on Purple Sage Court. In Fairfax County firefighters arrived on scene and say they saw flames shooting out of the first floor window that is boarded up. They had to rescue a couple that were upstairs. Were told who dogs and two cats lived inside, unfortunately they did not make it out alive. Investigators tell us this all happened at around 6 40 this morning. They say that this home video was shot by a neighbor, his name is james moran. He said he woke up to sirens, came outside and saw several fire engines on scene battling the blaze. Fairfax county fire official says it took about 40 firefighters nearly an hour to extinguish the flames. Moran says he didnt realize anyone was inside until he saw crews walking up the ladder to the second floor of the home. Down the ladder, got him on a stretcher, they put him in an ambulance, took him ove
Place in sutland. Investigators dont think this is a random crime. News 4s Meghan Fitzgerald is headed to the scene. Well have the updates for you. Bw parkway, Melissa Mollet has the delays. This will be a nasty one. Northbound on bw parkway shut down. If you have to get off of the 32 ext there you can get off at nsa. If youre headed to the airport, definitely want to take 95 north bound instead. Slow going there this morning. Probably not out of the way because of the serious crash because of the next couple of hours. In bethesda, northbound lanes and southbound lanes closed at cedar lane road and pooks hill road. 66 no major problems. Triangle is a pretty short stretch but you have to stay less. Its going 8 miles per hour. Guys . Thanks, melissa. Good morning, everybody. Im aaron gilchrist. Im eun yang. The water main break is impacting one school this morning. Stone ridge school is on a twohour delay today. Wssc crews worked overnight to fix the 74yearold pipe that burst yesterday a
The driver of the second car waited at the scene for help. It can be dangerous for pedestrians. Two have been struck and killed for the past few years. Police are looking for the black pickup truck. If you can help, you are asked to give them a call. Im andrea roane. Good news for the families of two people pulled from their burning homes. The man is now in stable condition. The woman is talking after a close call this morning. The fire started around 6 30 along purple stage court in onrest. As Delia Goncalves tells us, four pets were inside. Reporter they had no idea the young couple was inside of the house when they first arrived. Neighbor jim moran grabbed his camera and caught firefighters smashing through victims to get to the victims inside of that front bedroom. The man and woman in their 20s both unconscious and unresponsive. The two victims that were rescued from this structure fire here on Purple Sage Court have been transferred from a local hospital now to the burn center at
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