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Heck of a Monday for DC firefighters | Baby delivery, fighting brush fire, building blazes and a car that went into a building

DC firefighters delivered a baby, extinguished three-building fires and a large brush fire, plus handled the removal of a car that went into a building.

WASHINGTON — Brush fires, a baby delivery, a car into a building, and multiple blazes across the city ... just part of a busy Monday for D.C. Fire and EMS.

Engine 30 & Truck 17 got a special delivery on the front ramp of their firehouse at 7 a.m. A car arrived with a woman whose baby chose not to wait for the trip to the hospital. Mom and newborn were fine and an EMS unit continued the trip to the hospital, according to the department on Twitter.

Brush fires impacted the region as the National Weather Service warned communities that low humidity in the region could spark fires if people were not cautious. 

The brush fire scene in DC happened at Fort Mahan Park in Northeast D.C., midafternoon on Monday.

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A car went into a building in the 500 block Penn Street in Northeast D.C. that was partially under renovation. 

Multiple building fires also impacted the city. This included a construction fire that DC firefighters responded to midafternoon Monday. 

According to authorities, the fire started just before 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon at a building off of 3rd and I Streets in Northwest. D.C. Fire & EMS officials said they have reached the roof of the building and are engaged in attacking the fire, as conditions are improving. 

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Another fire broke out on Monday night around 9 p.m. in the 1600 block of 21st Street in Northwest D.C. Firefighters on the scene were able to extinguish the fire before it spread through the three-story building.

DC Fire and EMS also responded to 325 less serious responses, while firefighters across the District working on this shift until 7 a.m. on Tuesday.

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