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Fires spread quickly, especially in apartments where dozens of people live. The fire took hours to be put out due to the gas explosion in the Potomac Oaks Condominium and the fire spread fast and injured over 12 people and killed one person.

Recent home explosions cause homeless victims and scared citizens

By Cecilia Bernstein, Photo Manager December 17, 2022

Maryland has had a pattern of explosions happening in the past few years, and the pattern has continued with another recent explosion which caused a deadly fire in Montgomery County. On Nov. 16, the residents...

Just outside the Capitol stands a group of WCHS juniors after walking out of school on Friday, Sept. 20, the day of the D.C. Climate Strike. Holding their handmade posters, they take their picture to commemorate the day they fought for environmental regulation, a controversy similar to that being fought in Brazil regarding the Amazon.

Lungs on fire: Amazon news encourage environmental action

By Hannah Zozobrado, Arts Editor October 11, 2019

The ongoing fires in the Amazon are a prime example of an environmental crisis that has been fueled by a political and economic agenda. As the Amazon is the most biodiverse area on earth and additionally...

Auditorium fire shows student and teacher preparedness

Auditorium fire shows student and teacher preparedness

By Jordan Janis, Fact Checker May 1, 2012

After seven days of cleaning, the CHS auditorium has new curtains and newly cleaned, upholstered seats and carpeting following an electrical fire that broke out in the auditorium March 21. Damage was...

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