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The explosion
shortly before midnight rocked Silver Spring, Maryland, and the
fire burned into Thursday morning, Pete Piringer, a spokesman
for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said on a
voice recording.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the explosion at the
four-story building, which displaced about 90 people.
Piringer tweeted that about two dozen people, including
firefighters, were injured. It is unclear if there are
fatalities, and five to seven people remained unaccounted for,
local media reported.
The Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service said the fire was
under control.
Silver Spring, Maryland is about 6 miles (10 km) north of
Washington D.C.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, editing by Simon
Cameron-Moore, Larry King)
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