By The Laurel Independent staff
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Updated 11am May 10
A Laurel Main Street Festival vendor’s propane tank exploded during set-up early today, causing organizers to cancel the annual...
By KATIE V. JONES
A two-alarm fire April 17 at Laurel Garden Apartment impacted 12 units at 906 and 908 Park Avenue. One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The fire is under investigation...
By KATIE V. JONES
Standing in his shop Outback Leather, surrounded by fans whirring, plastic tarps blowing and the smell of smoke lingering in the air, Ron Sargent can only shake his head and be thankful.
“No...
Franklins Restaurant, Brewery and General Store, located on Baltimore Avenue, is closed until further notice, following a fire that occurred in the early morning hours of July 3. Baltimore Avenue was closed...
BY HEATHER MARLÉNE ZADIG
An apartment fire broke out this afternoon, May 3, at 2:04 p.m. on the 6100 block of 42nd Place, according to both witnesses and the Prince George’s County Fire Department...
BY KIT SLACK
A fire broke out in a Hyattsville doctor's office before dawn on Feb 13. NBC4 has reported that flames came through the roof starting at 3:30am, and that no one was found inside.
The interior...
By Sophie Oriani
In the evening of Jan 14, a fire broke out at 2903 Hamilton St, in the building that once housed Lee’s Liquor. The building has been empty since Lee’s moved to a new location on Queens...
By Kit Slack
Update September 11: a displaced tenant called the Hyattsville Life & Times to report that all displaced tenants were offered apartments in the building starting on Monday, September...
BY REBECCA BENNETT — The engines were out for the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department's (HVFD) volunteer recruitment event on April 12. It was a statewide recruitment effort, according to the...
BY REBECCA BENNETT — Updated at 11:25 a.m. According to Prince George's County Fire and Rescue (PGFD), firefighters responded to a hour fire in the 3800 block of 37th Avenue in Cottage City just before...
BY REBECCA BENNETT — Updated at 4:18 p.m. According to Prince George's County Fire and Rescue (PGFD) Spokesperson Mark Brady, a house fire erupted in the 4000 block of 37th Street in Mount Rainier. A...
BY REBECCA BENNETT — According to the Hyattsville Parent Teacher Association (PTA), the Portillos lost all of their belongings in a January house fire on Oglethorpe Street. The PTA says the family is...
