Dix St Explosion on #3

January 23, 2008 - At 0130 hours, units with the 2nd Battalion were alerted to the 4200 block of Dix Street, NE for smoke. E27 arrived on side Alpha of a three-story apartment building. It was clear a natural gas explosion had occurred, due to the amount of debris in the street. Firefighters enter the building and removed uninjured residents from the top floor units. The building was also found to be bowing and sustained a serious crack. RS3 shored the building due to the potential for a collapse.

27 Engine - Deanwood

4201 Minnesota Avenue, NE

Washington, DC 20019

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