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Prince Georges County Firefighters battled a fire in a Capitol
Heights home Sunday morning that involved a fatality. Preliminary details includes that just after 9:00 am, Sunday, March 5, fire/EMS
units were alerted to a house fire in the 5900 block of Crown Street. A neighbor called 911 to report the house
next door was on fire and they believed someone was still inside the burning
home. Firefighters from Capitol Heights
were the first to arrive and advised of a 1-½ story single family home with
smoke showing.
As one crew of firefighters advanced a hose line into the
home to extinguish the fire another crew initiated a primary search of the
interior. A fire discovered in the rear
of the house was extinguished and a deceased person was
located.
There was some fire extension into the attic area, which was
also extinguished. Personnel from the
Fire/EMS Department Office of the Fire Marshal were alerted to the incident. As is standard procedure in any fires that
involve a fatality the County Police Homicide unit is also alerted and a joint
investigation is conducted until a cause of the fire is determined. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and fire loss
estimates are still being tabulated. No
other civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.
Additional information about this incident will be released
when available.
UPDATE from Fire Investigators on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Deceased has been identified as Lisa Herring. No age, date of birth or last known residency was provided.
Cause of Death: Not complete as of update.
Cause/Origin of Fire: Undetermined
UPDATE from Fire Investigators on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 2:07 pm
Deceased has been identified as Lisa Herring. No age, date of birth or last known residency was provided.
Cause of Death: Not complete as of update.
Cause/Origin of Fire: Undetermined
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