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A fire rescue, a burst water pipe and glorious weather: Just another day in Washington A fire rescue, a burst water pipe and glorious weather: Just another day in Washington
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The ancients told of four elements: earth, air, fire and water. Each showed itself here Saturday, as a water main broke, a child was saved from a fire, the air was soft and visitors trod the earth of the White House gardens. The ancients told of four ­elements: earth, air, fire and water. Each showed itself here Saturday, as a water main broke, a child was saved from a fire, the air was soft and visitors trod the earth of the White House gardens.
Possibly the most dramatic of the elemental events was the fire, which broke out in the morning in a brick apartment house in the 3100 block of Sherman Avenue NW. A firefighter carried the rescued child down a ladder from a second-floor apartment. Possibly the most dramatic of the elemental events was the fire, which broke out in the morning in a 31 / 2-story brick apartment house in the 3100 block of Sherman Avenue NW. A firefighter carried the rescued child down a ladder from a second-floor apartment.
The child’s pink blanket was draped over the firefighter’s forearm, and a bare leg jutted from under his arm as they came down the rungs to safety. The child’s pink blanket was draped over the firefighter’s forearm, and a small, bare leg jutted from under his arm as they came down the rungs to safety.
A woman was also rescued.
The water main, 12 inches in diameter and 88 years old, burst near Piney Branch Road and Carroll Avenue in the Silver Spring area of Montgomery County. The location was about 300 yards east of the intersection of Piney Branch and University Boulevard.The water main, 12 inches in diameter and 88 years old, burst near Piney Branch Road and Carroll Avenue in the Silver Spring area of Montgomery County. The location was about 300 yards east of the intersection of Piney Branch and University Boulevard.
In midafternoon, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), the water utility for Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, set up a station in the 8700 block of Piney Branch for those whose service had been stopped by the break.In midafternoon, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC), the water utility for Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, set up a station in the 8700 block of Piney Branch for those whose service had been stopped by the break.
About 6:30 p.m., WSSC said it was still making repairs. The utility said it would be four or five hours before everyone would again have water.About 6:30 p.m., WSSC said it was still making repairs. The utility said it would be four or five hours before everyone would again have water.
Earlier Saturday afternoon, weary but seemingly satisfied visitors made their way along 17th Street NW, having completed a tour of the gardens on the south side of the Executive Mansion.Earlier Saturday afternoon, weary but seemingly satisfied visitors made their way along 17th Street NW, having completed a tour of the gardens on the south side of the Executive Mansion.
The gardens were open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will again be open on Sunday. Tickets were required, but they were free and were handed out on a first-come basis at the pavilion at 15th and E Streets NW.The gardens were open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will again be open on Sunday. Tickets were required, but they were free and were handed out on a first-come basis at the pavilion at 15th and E Streets NW.
The canny and the knowing often forgo such rare events as the tour in the fear that the line for tickets would stretch to the horizon.The canny and the knowing often forgo such rare events as the tour in the fear that the line for tickets would stretch to the horizon.
Wasn’t so, said two visitors, who pronounced themselves quite pleased with their experience. It allowed them inside the White House fence to see such attractions as the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Rose Garden and the grassy South Lawn.Wasn’t so, said two visitors, who pronounced themselves quite pleased with their experience. It allowed them inside the White House fence to see such attractions as the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Rose Garden and the grassy South Lawn.
Grass may be perennial, but times change. Hints of the threats and dangers of modern times could be read in the list of items that could not be brought on the tour. Grass may be perennial, but times change. Hints of the hazards of modern times could be read in the list of items that could not be taken on the tour.
These included but were not limited to tablets, as well as members of the pod family: ipods, tripods, and monopods. These included but were not limited to tablets, as well as those members of the pod family: ipods, tripods, and monopods.
Also forbidden were selfie sticks. And video recorders, and bicycles, folding chairs and metal tipped umbrellas. Balloons, too. Also forbidden were selfie sticks. And video recorders, and bicycles, folding chairs and ­metal-tipped umbrellas. Balloons, too.
The litany of the banned did not neglect the obvious: firearms, ammunition, fireworks, stun guns and pepper spray could not be brought in. The litany of the banned did not neglect the obvious: firearms, ammunition, fireworks, stun guns and pepper spray. No go.
But it seemed as the sun descended Saturday afternoon that it would have taken a great deal to impair the enjoyment of a mid-April day that seemed to embody the very concept of spring. But it appeared, as the sun descended Saturday afternoon, that it would have taken a great deal to impair the enjoyment of a mid-April day that seemed to embody the very concept of spring.
At Reagan National Airport, on the banks of the Potomac River, the air, one of the quartet of ancient elements, reached a temperature of 72 degrees.At Reagan National Airport, on the banks of the Potomac River, the air, one of the quartet of ancient elements, reached a temperature of 72 degrees.
Complaints about the weather are a recognized aspect of daily life. But few have been known to object to walking about when the air is in the moderate 70s. Complaints about weather are part of life. But meteorological objections seem to slacken amid readings in the seductive 70s.
It should be acknowledged, however, that the mercury did not spend the entire day in the 70s. Chill air met early risers. It should be acknowledged, however, that the mercury did not spend the entire day in the 70s. Early risers were met by a morning chill.
At Dulles International Airport, the thermometer made a steep climb, of 37 degrees, to reach the day’s 71-degree high. At Dulles International Airport, a steep thermal climb was required to reach the day’s 71-degree high. From morning’s wintry 34-degree low, it was a long way up to finally reach spring.
At 5:48 a.m., it was just 2 degrees above freezing. However, by afternoon, with Washington basking at last in the balmy 70s, no atmospheric threat remained as an impediment to savoring the season.
However, by afternoon, with Washington’s spring air in the 70s, no atmospheric threat menaced enjoyment of the day.
Nothing suggested rain. The skies for the most part appeared blue. For much of the day, in its hourly reports on conditions, the National Weather Service described a “few clouds.”Nothing suggested rain. The skies for the most part appeared blue. For much of the day, in its hourly reports on conditions, the National Weather Service described a “few clouds.”
But that was all. Just a few.But that was all. Just a few.