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Article: July house fire testimony heard; Status of maintenance and repair of fire hydrants probed.(D.C. AREA)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2009
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Byline: Kristi Jourdan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Firefighters were not prepared to handle a July 29 house fire that engulfed a large Northwest Washington home and destroyed a 40-year-old collection of valuable artwork owned by a former schools official, D.C. officials said Wednesday.
The Committee on Public Works and Transportation, during a hearing Wednesday, examined the status of the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority's maintenance and repair of the city's fire hydrants and heard more than two hours of testimony from firefighters and maintenance officials.
Still, it is not clear whether the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services had an adequate ...