Maryland State Fire Marshal
News Release Larry Hogan
Brian S. Geraci
Governor
State Fire Marshal
STATE FIRE MARSHALS INVESTIGATING DOUBLE FATAL FIRE WALDORF, Maryland (October 14, 2015) – A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal, Charles County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are conducting an investigation involving the early morning double fatal dwelling fire at 15101 Poplar Hill Road in Waldorf. The first 911 call was received from someone inside the home at 12:34 AM. Firefighters arrived at 12:47 AM and upon searching the home, a 68 year-old female was immediately located on the first floor and a continuing search of the single story, modular home revealed a 6 year-old male was located in a rear room. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine identity and cause of death for both victims. Numerous firefighters from Waldorf, Hughesville, Baden, Benedict, Brandywine and LaPlata controlled the blaze which consumed nearly half the home. A firefighter sustained a non-life threatening back injury and was transported to a local hospital. The Red Cross is on scene assisting the family as well as other family and church members. It has been confirmed four additional family members were able to escape the home after being alerted to the sound of a smoke alarm. The origin and cause remain under investigation at this time and updates will be released as additional information is developed.
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The Office of the State Fire Marshal is an agency of the Department of State Police dedicated to helping protecting citizens from fire and explosion through a comprehensive program of education, inspection, investigation and fire protection engineering. For more information on fire safety call 1-800-525-3124, log onto our website at: www.mdsp.org/firemarshal and/or http://facebook.com/MarylandStateFireMarshal.
Media contact: S/DSFM-Asst. PIO Oliver Alkire; 240-580-7934
1201 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville, MD 21208