December 19 Chantilly house explosion probe moves forward

12/28/10 Ten days after a Chantilly house exploded, fire investigators say the root cause of the explosion is still under investigation. "It was obviously a gas leak from somewhere, but we don't yet know what ignited it," Fairfax County Fire and Rescue spokesman Dan Schmidt said on Monday.

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Commuter bus crashes on toll road; up to 10 hurt

05/09/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press RESTON, Va. Fire officials say a commuter bus has collided with another vehicle on the Dulles Toll Road in Reston, injuring up to 10 people. Fairfax County Fire and EMS spokesman Dan Schmidt says none of the patients has life-threatening injuries. The accident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. Monday in the eastbound lanes of the toll road near Trap Road ...

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Woman rescued from old quarry in Lorton, Va.

07/09/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press LORTON, Va. Fairfax County fire and rescue crews have rescued a woman who slipped and fell into the Old Occoquan Quarry. Fire department spokesman Dan Schmidt says the woman was hiking with a man Saturday afternoon in the Occoquan Regional Park in Lorton when she slipped. The woman fell 20 to 30 feet, hit the ground and rolled into the quarry ...

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