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WALDORF, Md. (AP) — A fire ripped through a house in Charles
County, Maryland, on Sunday, killing four children and two
adults, authorities said.
One person managed to escape the blaze reported around 8:40 a.m.
at the home in Waldorf, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of
Baltimore, WTOP-TV reported.
It took about 70 firefighters more than an hour to control the
flames. One firefighter was hospitalized and another first
responder was treated at the scene for unspecified injuries.
The cause of the fire was under investigation. Master Deputy
State Fire Marshal Oliver Alkire said the blaze originated on
the right side of the home within an enclosed porch.
The ages and names of the victims were not released as of Sunday
evening.
Alkire said officials didn't immediately know if the residence
had working smoke alarms.
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