Two people were found dead and a child made it out alive after a fire destroyed a home in Brandywine, Maryland, on Monday night, authorities say.
A neighbor described the fire as a tragedy in a close-knit community.
The house went up in flames in the 13000 block of Martin Road at about 8:30 p.m., according to the Prince George’s County Fire Department. The home is located off of a dirt road in a rural area.
The two-story single-family home was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. They were told that people were trapped inside and worked to extinguish the flames, the fire department said.
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Neighbors said the fire looked like a huge orange light in the sky.
A child was able to make it out and run to a neighbor’s house before being taken to a hospital for evaluation.
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First responders found two bodies. The names of the victims were not immediately released.
Chopper4 footage shows a heap of charred wood and metal, with only the home’s chimney still standing. Personal items and appliances were reduced to rubble and ashes. A child's coloring book could be seen burned at the edges but intact.
Firefighters spent hours on the scene, searching for any clues that could aid the investigation. A probe into the cause of the fire is underway.
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