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Man dies in Southeast DC apartment building

A man died in an apartment fire in Southeast D.C. after flames broke out Friday, according to a fire official. The fire broke out shortly after 5 p.m. in a two-story apartment building on Danbury Street Southeast, according to D.C. Fire spokesperson Vito Maggiolo. Maggiolo said that the man, identified as 43-year-old William Hubbard, of Southeast D.C., was alive when transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. He later died from his injuries.

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It took firefighters about 10 minutes to bring the fire under control, Maggiolo said. Two adults and a child were displaced in the fire and are being assisted by the Red Cross. Maggiolo said the cause of the fire is currently being investigated.

DC-area volunteers raising money for truck to support Ukraine war effort

Some D.C.-area residents are trying to raise enough money to send a specially equipped truck to Ukraine as part of a nationwide grassroots fundraising campaign. Bethesda, Maryland, resident Jeffrey Bloch is helping lead Maryland's effort through the 50 States for Ukraine campaign. The group is trying to raise $13,000 for a vehicle for use by a Ukrainian military unit. Funds raised through 50 States for Ukraine are used by the organization Car for Ukraine to purchase, modify and deliver vehicles. According to the fundraising website, efforts in neighboring D.C. and Virginia have already raised enough money to fund multiple vehicles. “These are not really the large military vehicles or tanks, things like that, that are normally associated with government aid packages, but they are a bit smaller vehicles that are not covered under these aid packages, but they're very urgently needed on the ground," Bloch said.
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