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Seventh Body Recovered from Apartment Fire

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SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland say a seventh body has been found in the debris of an explosion and fire in an apartment complex.
Montgomery County Police said in a news release that the body was found Tuesday in one of the buildings.
The explosion on Aug. 10 in Silver Spring sent debris hundreds of feet, and people more than a mile away reported the blast was strong enough to shake their homes. More than 30 people were injured, including three firefighters.
Police have not identified those killed. Their bodies have been taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. Search efforts will resume today.
Local police and fire departments, plus the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, are continuing their investigation into the cause of the fire.
 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.