2 people killed, dozens injured in apartment fire

SILVER SPRING — Two people died, dozens were injured and others were unaccounted for after a massive explosion and fire at an apartment complex outside the nation’s capital, authorities said Thursday.

Among those injured were three firefighters, treated and released after a large-scale rescue effort in which some people dropped children off balconies in the garden-style apartment to safety below. In all, 34 people, including the three firefighters, were taken to hospitals for treatment.