DC day care owner speaks after gas explosion - Monday, January 22, 2024 - Top News from WTOP

TOP NEWS | January 22, 2024 [Web version](   [‘Get the kids out!': DC day care owner recounts evacuation of 16 children before explosion next door]( The “Baby Einstein Child Development Center” has been a part of the Anacostia community for over a decade. Now, parents scramble to find child care after an explosion damaged the facility. [READ MORE](   [Southbound lanes closed on Rt. 29 in Montgomery Co. due to water main break, could become ‘problematic' for Monday commute]( The closure -- between Southwood Avenue and Timberwood Avenue -- began Sunday morning, and if it continues, could make for a messy commute for those driving into Silver Spring. [READ MORE](   SPONSORED CONTENT [The political and economic ramifications of undermining the free market in health care]( Former U.S. Sen. 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