Fire at Glen Echo Park theater

UPDATE - 2:09 AM: MCFRS spokesperson reports the fire is now under control. Firefighters are checking for any spread of the fire in the building. Over 75 firefighters are on-scene at the park. This was a fantastic job by MCFRS and whatever fire detection system alerted them - the historic former amusement park is mostly wood construction, and could have been a near-total loss with the high winds, if not detected and responded to so quickly

Dozens of fire trucks could be heard heading to Glen Echo Park around 1:30 AM this morning. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Pete Piringer said the fire was in a "two-story theater" at the park. Adventure Theater is a longstanding venue at the park, located at 7300 MacArthur Boulevard. Windy conditions were a factor, Piringer reported.

Firefighters on the roof of the
Adventure Theater early this morning
(Photo by Pete Piringer)

In related news, all Montgomery County public safety scanner channels are offline at this hour, a very strange development.