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Update - Gaithersburg, Maryland, @MontgomeryCoMD small plane into powerlines & tower plow, suspended about 100 feet in the air, two persons on board uninjured at this time, @mcfrs on scene, Widespread power outages, some roads closed in area,
Update / Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, plane crashed into powerlines, @mcfrs ‘high-angle rescue response HM728, TRT, RS729, E731, PE708, T725 assisting Small plane into Pepco tower and hanging 100 ft in the air, 2 occupants uninjured, large area of power outages
Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) Prepared for departure for South Carolina #HurricanceFlorence initially US&R team of 80 personnel will deploy for 10-14 day mission - team members are assembling & preparing for ~6a departure
Poolesville, MD @MontgomeryCoMD Northern Lights - Geomagnetic Storm - no cause for alarm, but good time to check your smoke alarms (Take 10 on 10/10) bit.ly/3zJfBiB
Update / small Plane crash into power lines in Gaithersburg area, plane, 2 occupants on plane are OK, plane was headed towards (landing) Montgomery Airpark, Airpark is now closed to air traffic @MontgomeryCoMD
Update / Gaithersburg/Montgomery Village, plane crashed into powerlines, @mcfrs ‘high-angle rescue response HM728, TRT, RS729, E731, PE708, T725 assisting Small plane into Pepco tower and hanging 100 ft in the air, 2 occupants uninjured, large area of power outages
Update - IAO Rothbury Dr & Goshen Rd, police & @mcfrs fire activity, power out in area, small plane crash into power lines, trapped occupants of the plane are ok, tens of thousands of people reportedly without power @MontgomeryCoMD, this includes many traffic lights/signals
A small plane has crashed into power lines in the area of Rothbury Dr & Goshen Rd, taking out power to parts of the county.
@mcfrs is on scene. PLEASE AVOID THE AREA, as there are still live wires.
#MCPD#MCPNews
Training thunderstorms leading to multiple reports of Flash Flooding and water rescues on the northern half of the Beltway as heavy downpours soak the region. 🌧️
