Topic - John Donnelly

D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said everyone from both buildings had been evacuated — including 16 children — prior to the blast around 10 a.m. in Anacostia, a neighborhood in the Southeast part of the city.

Firefighters evacuate day care, minimart before blast levels building in Southeast D.C. →

"We don't know why it happened," Donnelly said.

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