Gazette: What's Next For Karma Academy in Rockville?
The Gazette explores what may happen to the Karma Academy, the former site of a residential facility for youths and, prior to that, home to Silver Spring resident Gary Batz.
Karma Academy
Browse By
-
Related Topics
Friday, March 1, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
Fire at Karma Academy Caused $250K in Structure Damage
Cause of fire still under investigation.
A fire early Wednesday caused $250,000 in structure damage to the Karma Academy, a youth treatment facility that has been vacant for years. The cause of the large blaze is still under investigation, fire officials said in a press release Friday. At around 4:30 a.m. Thursday, firefighters were dispatched to 175 Watts Branch Parkway for an initial report of a fire in the woods. But crews arrived to find a large vacant building engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
2-Alarm Fire Torches Karma Academy
MCFRS: Cause of fire under investigation; no injuries reported
Firefighters are investigating what sparked a two-alarm fire that broke out at a vacant facility in Rockville early Thursday. Asst. Chief Scott Graham said firefighters were dispatched at around 4:45 a.m. to 175 Watts Branch Parkway, the site Karma Academy treatment facility for boys. The facility has been closed since 2010. The fire was extinguished by 7 a.m., according to Graham. No one was injured in the blaze. Graham said the damage was still being assessed and the cause of the fire had not yet been determined.
Dan Hennessey
11:08 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Really, no utilities into the building in nearly a year and this isn't a suspicious fire? This seems an awfully convenient way to dispose of property into the hands of a developer. 5 acres of open space in Rockville? The county should make it part of the Watts Branch Park. more ›