Police tape remained around where a house once stood in the residential neighborhood on Silver Ridge Drive Monday morning. The fire department and fire marshal, in addition to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, continue to investigate the cause of the explosion. Firefighters found a leaking 500-gallon underground propane tank when they were summoned to the location Friday for a reported gas leak, the department said in a Saturday news release. The explosion happened “a short time later,” the department said. Two people who lived in the...

One of the firefighters who was injured in a ground-shaking home explosion in Northern Virginia on Friday has been released from the hospital, Loudoun County officials said Sunday. Fire department officials have said a leaking propane tank stored underground at a residential property in Sterling, Va., probably caused a large explosion, destroying the home and damaging nearby residences in what neighbors described as a warzone-like scene. A volunteer firefighter, Trevor Brown, 45, was killed in the blast that injured 13 others, officials said.

Following the devastating house explosion in Northern Virginia on Friday night, officials have identified the firefighter who died in the line of duty.Loudoun County Fire and Rescue officials said 45-year-old Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company was the firefighter who died in the catastrophic gas leak explosion on Friday night.He has been affiliated with the volunteer department since 2016.During a news conference, Loudoun County Fire Chief Keith Johnson said that Brown leaves behind a wife and three children.VIRGINIA FIREFIGHTER KILLED, 11 INJURED AFTER GAS LEAK EXPLOSION ‘

STERLING, Va. >> When firefighters arrived at a home in a Washington, D.C., suburb to investigate a report about a gas smell Friday night, they discovered a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of the residence. Shortly after they arrived, the house exploded and burst into flames, with multiple mayday calls coming from the firefighters trapped inside. Crews rushed in to try to rescue them from the debris that covered them, but one firefighter was killed and 10 others were injured, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue...

STERLING, Va. — A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, on Friday night as fire crews were inside checking a gas leak, leaving one firefighter dead and at least 13 others injured, including 11 first responders, officials say. The injured first responders and two civilians were hospitalized after the blast, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. Their injuries ranged from severe to less severe. Four of the first responders remained hospitalized Saturday morning, according to an update from Fire and Rescue. The department identified the deceased firefighter as 45-year-old Trevor...

One firefighter has died, and 11 other people were injured after a house exploded in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., on Friday night. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue received a call about natural gas at around 7:40 p.m., and the explosion occurred at about 8:30 p.m. in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling, Virginia, according to News4. The explosion and fire occurred while firefighters were inside the building, James Williams, assistant chief of operations for Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, said at a news conference. The...

STERLING, VA (Associated Press) — One firefighter was killed and nine others were injured when an explosion in a Washington, D.C., suburb on Friday leveled a home where they were investigating a gas leak. Two civilians were also injured. The firefighters were called to the home in Sterling, Virginia, by a report of a gas smell shortly after 7:30 p.m. and a fiery explosion took place about 30 minutes later, fire officials said. The blast and fire occurred while firefighters were inside the building, James Williams, assistant chief of operations...

An explosion at a Virginia home on Friday night left one firefighter dead and 11 others injured, including nine firefighters, according to officials. Videos of the site of the explosion shared on social media show scenes of total devastation, with a plume of smoke rising from the ground where the house used to be. In a clip shared by Fox 5 DC anchor and reporter Shomari Stone on X, formerly known as Twitter, firefighters can be seen looking through the rubble. The incident took place in Sterling, in Loudoun County....

The cause for the fire remains unknown, officials said. One firefighter is dead, and 11 others are injured, including civilians, after a home exploded in Sterling, Virginia, Friday evening, Loudoun Fire-Rescue Assistant Chief James Williams said in a press conference. Loudoun Fire and Rescue arrived at a home in Loudoun County, Virginia, at about 7:40 p.m. Friday. Once multiple firefighters were inside, the house exploded, Williams said. Nine firefighters were transported to local hospitals, with some sustaining serious injuries, the assistant chief said.