FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO SMOKE AT BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTOS)

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue services responded to a report of smoke at the Bethesda Metro station around 9:00 PM tonight. No fire was found. Trains were briefly slowed along the Red Line. According to MCFRS spokesperson Pete Piringer, the smoke was coming from an arcing insulator in the tunnel just outside the station.

By 9:30, a station announcement by Metro indicated trains were back on their normal weekend schedule. Firefighters and investigators handed over the issue moments later to Metro maintenance crews.

Battalion Chief on scene at
Bethesda Metro station tonight

Firefighters in Bethesda Metro station

There was minimal
disruption of train service

A few tense moments,
but all smoke and no fire

SMOKE EVACUATES BETHESDA CONDO BUILDING OVERNIGHT ON WESTBARD CIRCLE

Montgomery County Fire and Rescue units responded to a report of smoke at the Kenwood Place condominiums, at 5301 Westbard Circle, around 3:20 AM this morning.

According to scanner reports, firefighters found no fire, but the initial investigation indicated an electrical problem. One firefighter reported a blown fuse, as personnel searched units on the third and fourth floors of the garden-style building. Shortly afterward, it was determined further units were not needed, as fire officials continued to investigate the incident. Residents who were outdoors at that point were told they could shelter in the building lobby.

NORMAL RED LINE SERVICE RESUMES AT BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTO) #WMATA #DC

Service has officially resumed at the Bethesda Metro station, after smoke in the tunnel forced single-tracking on the Red Line between Friendship Heights and Medical Center. Firefighters responded, and Metro mechanics are determining the cause of the smoke, which drifted onto the Bethesda platform during the evening rush tonight. Above is a photo of the first train to stop at the station after the shutdown.

MOCO FIRE AND RESCUE ON SCENE AT BETHESDA METRO STATION (PHOTOS) #DC #WMATA

Smoke in the tunnel near the Bethesda Metro station drifted into the station tonight, prompting a response from Montgomery County police and fire units. Service was temporarily suspended to the station; trains continued to run single-track between Friendship Heights and Medical Center. Metro mechanics are at this hour still attempting to reach a fan shaft by train, and repair the unspecified problem.

SMOKING STOVEPOT EVACUATES RESIDENTS OF HIGHLAND HOUSE IN CHEVY CHASE (PHOTOS)

A resident of Highland House in Friendship Heights apparently left a pot on the stove too long this evening, which resulted in a fire department response and tenant evacuation. Montgomery County firefighters determined there was no actual fire, just smoke. Any high-rise fire call requires a sizable response for obvious reasons, which required shutting down all southbound lanes of Wisconsin Avenue in front of the apartment building. Lanes were also closed by the Courtyard by Marriott hotel and Chevy Chase Building. South Park Avenue was closed at Wisconsin.

Residents wait in the lobby