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Thousands expected to attend memorial service for firefighter killed in Loudoun Co. home explosion
Thousands expected to attend memorial service for firefighter killed in Loudoun Co. home explosion
Tadiwos Abedje | tadiwos.abedje@wtop.com
March 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
The life of the volunteer firefighter who was killed in a Sterling, Virginia, home explosion in February will be celebrated on Monday.
Services for Trevor Brown are slated to start at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, according to a Friday news release from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.
Brown had been a member of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company since 2016. He leaves behind a wife and three children.
Service organizers are expecting over 3,000 people, including fire and rescue crews from all over the region, to attend the service.
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WTOP’s Kate Corliss contributed to this report.
Tadiwos Abedje
Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for WTOP. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.
tadiwos.abedje@wtop.com
@realTadiAbedje
Tadiwos Abedje | tadiwos.abedje@wtop.com
March 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
The life of the volunteer firefighter who was killed in a Sterling, Virginia, home explosion in February will be celebrated on Monday.
Services for Trevor Brown are slated to start at 11 a.m. at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, according to a Friday news release from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue.
Brown had been a member of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company since 2016. He leaves behind a wife and three children.
Service organizers are expecting over 3,000 people, including fire and rescue crews from all over the region, to attend the service.
{snip}
WTOP’s Kate Corliss contributed to this report.
Tadiwos Abedje
Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for WTOP. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.
tadiwos.abedje@wtop.com
@realTadiAbedje