prince george's county. it's sending black smoke into the air. >> live pictures from chopper this 4 from the capitol heights area. mark brady from the prince george's county fire department is on the phone with us to brings up to speed on what's going on. we can see the smoke from this 20 mile ace way in some cases. what can you tell us about that fire? >> we were receiving calls from people attending opening day at nats stadium from the large plume of smoke. what we have is large sea containers loaded with styrofoam that appears to be the seat of the fire. it spreads to warehouse areas, wooden pallet things of that nature. all that smoke and fire that you see is behind the warehouse. we've done a grat goode job at this point keeping the fire away from the warehouse. we seem to be getting a handle

on the fire. very unfortunately, two pieces of fire apparatus were on the rear of the building. a shift occurred pushing the fire directly onto those piece of the fire apparatus. they have been lost. they're a total loss and burned. >> how about, mark anybody -- any injuries? >> to this point we have not noted any serious injuries. there are going to be some injuries in incidents like this but we have not had any serious injuries reported that the point. >> that's good to hear. >> how large of an operation have you had to mount here? we heard two-alarm fire so, maybe 100 or so firefighters on scene? >> yeah. we have sounded the third alarm bringing more than 100 firefighters to the scene, probably close to 50 pieces of

apparatus. >> are you worrying about this fire spreading, mark and is the wind causing problems iffer you? >> the wind is certainly a challenge for us. it's spreading the fire to what's on the outside of this fence where the fiber is burning is woods. and this is over toward central avenue. you could not barely see ahead of you on central avenue. the wind is a challenge. ovechkin into the wooded area. >> we can see from the live picture wes ear showing on the news here from our helicopter we can see it looks terrible. it looks like the wind is an issue and we can see still a lot

of active flames. >> exactly. a lot of guys on our -- loss of fire apparatus, probably close to $1.5 million worth of fire apparatus alone that has been lost in this fire. >> tell us about this area that you're in. it looks from the pictures we're seeing from chopper 4, this is an industrial area but your concerns about wind-carrying embers or anything else catching fire, are you worried about other buildings, homes? what are you having to deal with larger perspective? >> this is a heavily industrial area. it's a structure closest to the fire we worry about. there's woods, we have to battle the fires present in the wood at this point, the embers and things are not that big a

concern at this point. maybe later but at this point we've got our hands full dealing with what we have here. >> mark since you drove over the scene pretty recently can you talk a little bit about what kind of traffic issues this fire is creating? >> you can see the large plume of smoke attracting everybody's attention. the black smoke lays low on the ground certainly becomes a factor right around central avenue. at richie road in that area. we have our hands full. >> mark brady, thank you for taking time to tell us what's going on and we hope you guys can get this under control pretty quickly. if you're just joining us you are watching breaking news

coverage of a mass i have e three-alarm fire of-in the capitol highs area of prince george's county. a roofing business with much of what was outside behind that business has burned some still burning as you can see from the live pictures. news4's jackie bensen is on the phone headed to the scene. jackie, tell us where you are and where what you can see. >> reporter: we have at richie road right at the entrance to the complex where this industrial park is. i can tell you what i'm seeing is police and fire vehicles flying past me. it looks like they brought in prince george's county sheriff's officers to sort of help with traffic controls. we see one after another fire engine and ladder trucks pulling in. the sign to the entrance says allied products try call ceilings. at least three of those things that can give off very dark

black smoke when they burn which is what you're seeing on the video. i psi two more trucks two from clinton, maryland pumper trucks and it is very very very busy scene here right now. i think mark brady was on earlier and told you at least two fire trucks have been damaged by this. we first noticed the smoke on new york avenue in east washington near florida in the district and saw manythis black smoke. i want diminished far while, obvious will'sthere's a fight going on against the smoke, but as we've pulled in it's started to burn thicker and blacker again. this looks like something that will be going on for some time. we'll try to set up a live shot and get some pictures and show you what it looks like from the scene as soon as possible. back to you. >> jackie bensen reporting from capitol heights, maryland on this the saenlcene of this

industrial fire roofing and insulation business where we understand some styrofoam containers have caught on fire. again, capitol heights, near central avenue in the bellway and prince george's county. we've been talking about the wind and how that's affs they try to get this fire under control. chuck bell, what can you tell us about the wind speed and how it may be affecting what they're trying to do in prince george's county? >> the wind is certainly not helping the firefighters' cause at all. winds are out of the south averaging 15 to 20 miles per hour but winds are gusting now to 20 to 25 miles per hour across much of the region. and any kind of a sustained wind or a gusty wind like that is just going to make the efforts all that much more difficult for the firefighters out there. the smoke plumes are racing northbound. anytime you add wind to a fire

that makes the job much more difficult. again, wind gusting now at andrews air force base is at 23 miles per hour reagan national gusting to 22. that's the view from our city camera right there. while i put this on max two, our camera tower shot towards northeast washington, the smoke plume, and you can tell this will be a problem they'll be dealing with quite some time. it's also very warm. our tower camera shot pip eel try and zoom in. on the left side of the screen is the national shrine of the immaculate conception there. there's fedex field for a frame of reference. farther to the right, that big plume coming out of the industrial complex. this smoke is going northbound. if you live north of where this is you may start to smell a little wit of that smoke out there. going to be hemming the firefighters' cause at all. as we widen the view back out to give you perspective, fedex field on the left-hand side.

there's a live pictures right there, two firefighter trucks have been destroyed. so they have that to deal with as well. temperatures are in the 70s. it won't be this warm all week long. when i come back we'll talk about the forecast going ahead. cooling rain drops arrive tomorrow morning. quick reset, breaking news this eve frng capitol heights, maryland, a now three-alarm fire at an industrial park at a business there in the capitol heights area. we understand that at least two fire trucks have been destroyed in this fire. but mark bay day from the prince george's county fire department has told us they feel as though they are starting to get the upper hand on this. the flames for the most part appear to be out but a lot of smoke still billowing. we'll have an update on news4 in a few moments and always the nbc washington app.

more breaking news on maryland's eastern shore. kristin wright is monitoring that from our live desk. >> eight people including seven children have been found in a home until princess anne about two 20 minutes south of salisbury, maryland. this is a residential area not far from the university of maryland eastern shore. police tell us they got a call from a person saying they were concerned about a missing co-worker. officers went to the home of this missing person and found that it was locked. inside the home they found an adult and those seven children ranging in age from 6 to 16 dead. police do not suspect foul play but they have not said that carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame. our affiliate wbal has their chopper on the way to the scene. we'll bring you new pictures and details as they come in.

this is a still photo of the scene. of course obviously great concern in inthis neighborhood that one adult and seven children have been found dead in a house in princess anne. more information as we get it. the fraternity at the center of the "rolling stone" magazine retracted gang-rape story is threat ang lawsuit. >> just part of the fallout after the nation's leading journalism school looked into what went wrong at "rolling stone." edward lawrence reports. >> reporter: the headline rocked the feeling of security for women at universities across the country. "rolling stone" published an article describing a 2012 gang-rape of a student named jackie at a university of virginia fraternity. after serious doubts about the story emerged, "rolling stone"

asked columbia university school of journalism to find out what went wrong. it found a story of journalistic failure that was avoidable. >> it was the collective fault of the reporter the editor the editor's supervisor and the fact-checking department. >> they found the reporter had a bias for jackie's story and a lack of transparency in verifying it. police never substantiated there was a rape. discredited "rolling stone" retracted the story. the final report says the magazine's failure may have spread the idea that many women invent rape allegations, a fear shared by the head of washington, d.c.'s rape crisis center. >> my message is that you aren't alone and that we believe you and that we still encourage you to come forward and seek support and resources. >> reporter: now the fraternity phi kappa psi plans to sue

"rolling stone" as students try to repair the scars left at the university of virginia campus. >> there are hundreds and hundreds of students, administrator, and faculty who care about this issue on grounds and want this institution to be a national leader on preventing further sexual assaults on campuses. >> reporter: "rolling stone" and the reporter apologized but no one lost their job. virginia governor terry mcauliffe said this about the report -- "the abject failure of accountability in journalism rolling stone's" "a rape on campus" article has done untold damage to the university of virginia and to our commonwealth as a whole." he goes on to say, "more importantly, this false account has been an unnecessary and dangerous distraction from real efforts to combat sexual violence on our college campuses. my administration will not allow this shameful episode to stop the momentum we have built working with administrators law enforcement, students and advocates to keep our campuses safe." new details in a deadly fire that gutted several homes in a northwest d.c. neighborhood. we just learned the name of the elderly woman who died there.

news4's mark segraves live in columbia heights with new information. >> reporter: that's right, aaron. police just released the name 81-year-old tilly jones, known affectionately on this block as miss tilly. she lived in this house with her husband for decades. her husband, who remains in critical condition in a local hospital grew up in this house and raised his kids here in this home. this morning as flames and smoke shot from the ceiling and the roof neighbors tried frantically to break down the door feeling the elderly couple was trapped inside. >> two loud pops next to my house. my bedroom is right next to the -- next to the room that went up in flames. >> we wept to look out back and kind of saw that the back bedroom was engulfed if flames. >> reporter: it was just after 6:00 this morning, the sound of smoke alarms and screams woke neighbors. >> that's when everybody ran out the house trying to rescue the elderly cup where will we see most of the smoke coming from.

>> reporter: neighbors threw rocks at the windows and tried to kick open the door but couldn't get inside the ellerly couple's home. >> the first officer on the scene pulled up and said over the radio the house was fully involved so it was probably too severe for anybody to get in and get to them. just lucky we got the neighbors out. >> reporter: the victim's granddaughter arrived at the scene as firefighters were still putting out the fire. >> it's very sad. sometimes we'd see them and wave to them when they were on don't know what started this fire. several homes have been boarded up because of the fire and because of the damage nine people in those homes have been displaced. live in northwest, mark segraves news4. one more look at our top story now. these are live pictures from our helicopter of a fire until a commercial area in capitol heights, maryland. this is prince george's county just off central avenue and the

beltway. it's a three-alarm now, and as we've heard nobody injured here but they are struggling some to get this fire under control. the wind is a contributing factor. two pieces of fire fighting equipment have been destroyed by the fire here but they are hopeful that they can get this thing under control. smoke that can be seen for miles away and it's causing traffic problems and a lot of other disturbance and this again is in capitol capitol heights, maryland and we will keep you posted as this story continues to develop. happier news we sent you a breaking news alert on the nbc washington app over the weekend. today major league baseball made it official. the all-star game is coming to d.c. in the summer of 2018. diana russini is here now. diana, big win for the team and everybody else around here too. >> some good news. think about this guys. last year's all-star game in

mims brought in $50 million to that city's economy. today the new commissioner of major league baseball was in d.c. and made the official announcement. >> the 2018 all-star game has been awarded to the washington nationals. >> nothing could be more exciting and appropriate than hosting the all-star game for the national pastime in the nation's capital. i think every american, every fan will want to help us celebrate one of our most beloved traditions in the city that uniquely belongs to us all. >> we will be the fifth time the nation's capital has hosted the all-star game but first time at nats park. how the players are reacting we'll have that coming up. big announcement comes on opening day of the 2015 seasonal. a lot to be excited about around nats park. >> including a gorgeous day for

the the fans. tom sherwood is live for us. >> reporter: some of the fans are just starting to leave the game. this ballpark opened in 2008 and while the teams has had its ups and downs this river front area is just going up and up and up. outside the park construction is nonstop, even on game day. this hotel just one part of a building boom around the ballpark that is well under way. >> we've got probably 24 new buildings. we have 12 million, almost 13 million square feet on the ground right now. in the next two to three years if all the projects come to fruition we'll be 50% built out. >> reporter: michael stevens runs the capital river front business district where new restaurants, homes groceries and other attractions are popping up everywhere.

>> nine new restaurants, a great addition to the landscape, and we we have nine residential projects under construction. >> reporter: and fans for opening day noticed this once drab industrial area has a whole new life. snilt's good. it's good for d.c. >> reporter: why? >> it brings people in. >> it's unbelievable. but i'm loving it. can't wait till everything's finished. >> reporter: it won't be finished anytime soon. there's enough construction going on around here to last another 15 years. at the ballpark tom sherwood news4. thanks. >> chuck bell a whole lot of people are at the ballpark are smiling because they got to be outside on such a gorgeous day. >> probably got a monday off of work too. didn't hurt their cause at all. what a beautiful first day of baseball in the nation's

capital. the warm weather rebound has come back, everybody. today was our warmest day in a long time. how long? our warmest day since last october the 28th when washington national airport made 80 degrees. it didn't quite make it to 80 today but we were wp a whisper and if you're going outside this evening it will be nice and mild. still 75 degrees, problematic south winds averaging 17 gusting over 20 miles per hour. here are the wind gusts currently. winds are gusting in that 20 to 25-mile-per-hour range so that big fire in prince george's county this is not going to make that situation any easier. temperatures though man, is that nice to be outside in early april with evening temperatures in the mid to upper 70s, even still over 80 degrees in culpeper. cooler for sure along the western shoirre of the bay from annapolis to edgewater, huntington temperatures only in the