Media Contact: Mark E. Brady, PGFD Chief Spokesperson, 240-508-7930
mebrady@co.pg.md.us Twitter: @PGFDPIO
Prince George's County Police Media Relations - 301-772-4710
A joint Fire and Police investigation into a trailer fire
with a civilian fatality is ongoing.
Prince George’s County Fire Investigators assigned to the Departments
Office of the Fire Marshal and Police Homicide are investigating the incident
that occurred in the Baden/Brandywine area.
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, at around 5:00 pm, a resident
that resides near the incident scene in the 18100 block of Horesehead Road in
Brandywine alerted public safety officials that she could see the burned out
shell of a trailer. The trailer is used
as a home and normally occupied by an approximately 75-year-old male.
Firefighters from the Baden Fire/EMS Station #836 arrived to
find a trailer that sustained significant fire damage, however, no active fire
burning and observed a deceased individual inside. The fire appears to have occurred overnight
or earlier Tuesday morning and had gone unreported until later that day. The incident scene is located in a rural area
and is in a remote location.
Fire Investigators and Police Homicide worked through the
night investigating the scene. The deceased
individuals age/gender could not be identified.
An autopsy by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be required
in order to make a positive identification of the deceased.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Fire loss is estimated at $5,000.
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