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<h2 class="paragraph" data-pnum="1">Five bodies found in Silver Spring apartment house fire with explosions; injured several including firefighters</h2>
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<h3>5 bodies found after explosion, several people missing, Search crews begin ops &; Gas crews to test lines in area</h3>
<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="1">From News4 in Washington:</p>
<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Multiple people have been injured Wednesday night after a &#8220;possible explosion&#8221; at an apartment building in Silver Spring, Maryland, fire officials say.</span></p>
<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Montgomery County Fire and EMS spokesman Pete Piringer tweeted firefighters are making &#8220;numerous rescues&#8221; in the 8600 block of Piney Branch Road where there are heavy fire conditions at an apartment building.</span></p>
<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="3"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Piringer said multiple people are injured, including several firefighters. Some of the injured are burned.</span></p>
<p class="paragraph" data-pnum="4"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Firefighters have reported that part of a building has collapsed and the debris indicates a possible explosion, Piringer said.</span></p>
<h2 class="paragraph" data-pnum="5"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Piringer said it is a natural gas fed fire and power lines nearby have also been affected.</span></h2>
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