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DC Fire Goes Door to Door for Fire Safety, Warns That Senior Citizens Most At-Risk
D.C. Fire officials went door to door Wednesday offering home inspections and smoke detectors, after a series of fires in the District the day before forced dozens of people out of their homes.
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Neighbors Question District Stop Sign Camera That Raised Nearly $1M in Two Months
Residents in one Northwest D.C. community are seeing red when it comes to a stop sign camera that’s been there for years. The News4 I-Team found a nearly 2,000% jump in tickets since the District upgraded the camera to a newer model. “It’s an enforcement tool that’s penalizing people for living in this area,” said Renee Bowser, an advisory...
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DC Residents Seeing Red Over Stop Sign Camera
Residents in one D.C. neighborhood are seeing red when it comes to a stop sign camera that’s been there for years. The News4 I-Team found a nearly 2,000% jump in tickets. Investigative Reporter Jodie Fleischer spoke with neighbors who question whether that camera is really there to slow drivers down or make the District fast money.
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‘Tragic': 2 Dead in Rowhouse Fire in Northwest DC
A man and a woman died Thursday after a fire broke out in a Northwest Washington, D.C., rowhome without smoke detectors, authorities say. The blaze erupted at the two-story house on Eighth Street near Upshur Street NW in the Petworth neighborhood, D.C. Fire and EMS said. Both victims were senior citizens. Firefighters were called about 2:50 a.m. and found...
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Two Senior Citizens Die After House Fire in DC's Petworth Neighborhood
A family and community in D.C. is mourning after two grandparents who had been married for 64 years died in an early morning house fire. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Man, Woman Dead After Northwest DC Rowhouse Fire
Two senior citizens were pronounced dead Thursday after a fire in a rowhouse in the Petworth neighborhood, officials said. News4’s Justin Finch reports live.
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Woman Saved By Grandson in House Fire That Displaced 7 Residents
At least seven people were displaced by a fire that damaged two row houses in the Petworth neighborhood in Northwest D.C. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.