Students Injured in MD University Chemistry Building Explosion

Two “college aged” female students were hurt in an explosion at the University of Maryland chemistry building, according to reports Monday on the social media sites of Prince George’s County (MD) Firefighters.

The University Campus Alert System sent out this message to students and faculty: “There has been a chemical incident in the Bio-Chemistry building. Fire and Police personnel are on scene. Stay away from the area.”

WUSA indicated that firefighters followed up with notifications indicating that there were injuries in the explosion.

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Elderly Man Found Dead in Island Park (NY) House Fire

An elderly man died Monday in an early-morning house fire in Island Park.

Fire Guts Historic Home in Fall River (MA)

Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out Monday afternoon at a historic home on Locust Street in the Fall River historic district.