Gaithersburg, Maryland building collapse
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The collapse, at 8:40am, November 16, 2022, left one dead, two critically injured, and eight others with lesser injuries.[1] Authorities say 36 year old Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon caused the collapse when he committed suicide.[2]
On Wednesday November 16, 2022, a Gaithersburg, Maryland building collapse was attributed to the suicide of one of the building's residents.[1] Authorities reported that 36 year-old Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon left a suicide note.[2][3] Fourteen other residents were injured, in the collapse, and no one is believed to be missing.
Two adults were reported to have suffered critical injuries.[1] Four of the non-critically injured residents were children. Four other residents had their injuries treated at the scene. By Friday, November 18, 2022, all the injured had been released from hospital.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "10 hurt in Maryland apartment fire and explosion, official says: No one has been reported missing, but once the building is safe to enter, firefighters plan to search to make sure no one else is inside, he said.". NBC News. 2022-11-16. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20221117105953/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/official-10-hurt-maryland-apartment-fire-explosion-rcna57513. Retrieved 2022-11-19. "Fire crews responded to the garden apartment complex on Quince Orchard Boulevard in Gaithersburg around 8:40 a.m. for a building explosion and fire with a partial collapse, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Daniel Ogren said by telephone. There were reports of people on balconies and 10 people were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, Ogren said."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dan Morse, Justin William Moyer (2022-11-18). "Man found dead after Gaithersburg blast died by suicide, police say: Authorities on Friday identified the man as 36-year-old Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/18/gaithersburg-condo-explosion-suicide/. Retrieved 2022-11-19. "The explosion erupted at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday and destroyed nine units. At least 14 people were injured, according to officials, with 10 taken to the hospital. All 10 have since been released."
- ↑ "Police: Suicide note found from body of man recovered following Gaithersburg condo explosion". CBS News (Baltimore). 2022-11-18. https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/police-suicide-note-found-from-body-of-man-recovered-from-gaithersburg-condo-explosion/. Retrieved 2022-11-19. "Quizon was reported missing since Nov. 9. Quizon's family members didn't know he owned a condo at the Gaithersburg building."
