By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- Five firefighters were injured and one man was seriously hurt during a house fire in Landover Hills, Maryland, Monday, Prince George’s County fire officials said.
- Crews initially responded to reports that children might be trapped inside and conducted a search and rescue operation.
- Firefighters located and removed an adult man from the basement of the burning home.
- The blaze also claimed the life of a family dog inside the residence.
- The cause and full circumstances of the incident remain under investigation by fire officials.
LANDOVER HILLS, MD — Five Prince George’s County firefighters were burned and injured while conducting a search and rescue at a residential fire Monday morning, the fire department said.
Fire units responded around 7:45 a.m. March 23 to a home on the 7400 block of Allison Street on reports that children might be trapped inside, according to the Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department.
Crew members performed an interior search and found that the reported children were not in the home; firefighters then located and removed a man from the basement.
The adult male occupant was transported with serious injuries, while five firefighters sustained burn injuries during the rescue and firefighting efforts, officials said.
A family dog inside the house died in the blaze, and the fire department said investigators are working to determine the origin and cause of the fire as well as the sequence of rescue operations.
The Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department continues to support injured personnel and participate in the ongoing review of the incident.
