A look inside the NTSB’s investigation of the Flower Branch Apartments Explosion
Members of the National Transportation Safety Board went through an extensive review process of the Aug. 10, 2016 fire at the Flower Branch Apartments that killed seven. The NTSB’s report, released this month, shows how investigators determined that the fire began in a room of the building’s basement, which housed several Washington Gas meters, and the eventual conclusion that the company’s faulty equipment was the cause of the fire. [Washington Post]
University of Maryland warned it could lose accreditation
The University of Maryland at College Park has been warned by the nonprofit peer evaluation agency Middle States Commission on Higher Education that it could lose its accreditation due to a lack of transparency in governance. [Washington Post]
Olney family finds missing relative’s body weeks after fatal Delaware crash
The body of Linda Bravo, a 70-year-old Bethany Beach, Delaware woman, was found Friday in a small coastal town in that state, weeks after police say she drove off a canal access ramp into the water and was killed. Bravo’s family, who lives in Olney, had been pleading for her safe return. [WTOP]
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