Media Contact: Mark E. Brady, Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
It is with profound sadness that the Prince George's County
Fire/Emergency Medical Services Department makes notification that the female
occupant pulled from her burning Upper Marlboro home on Sunday morning has died.
As was reported yesterday, at around 3:00 am, Sunday, October 14, firefighters from the
Largo/Upper Marlboro area responded to the 12800 block of
Peachleaf Court in Upper Marlboro, a 2-story single family home, to
investigate an activated smoke alarm.
An alarm monitoring company received a signal indicating an
activated smoke alarm in the house. The alarm company notified Public
Safety Communications and an engine from the Kettering/Largo Fire/EMS Station
#846 was dispatched to investigate the alarm. Firefighters arrived to
find a working fire in the basement and immediately requested additional
fire/EMS units.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and located an
unconscious adult female during the primary search of the house. The female
occupant, pulseless and not breathing, was removed by firefighters, treated on
the scene by paramedics and transported to a hospital. The female was
suffering from 2nd and 3rd degree burns covering about
1/3 of her body as well as smoke inhalation injuries.
Paramedics were successful in reestablishing a pulse on the victim
prior to arrival at the hospital.
Despite the very best efforts of firefighters, paramedics and
hospital staff the female succumbed to injuries late Sunday evening at the
Prince Georges Hospital Center in Cheverly.
The
cause of the fire remains under investigation, however, Fire Investigators
believe the cause of the fire is “accidental.” Fire loss is estimated at
$30,000. No other injuries were reported.
The
identity of the deceased and updated information about the cause and origin of
the fire will be released later today after an autopsy by the Office of the
Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore.
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