UPDATE @ 10:45 a.m.: Upon completing searches along the first and second floors. Firefighters have located one victim deceased. Heavy equipment is responding to assist investigators and firefighters as the house is unstable with collapses, unstable flooring and severe hoarding conditions. Police and Maryland State Fire Marshals on scene with the investigation ongoing. Further updates and additional information will be provided when it becomes available. No injuries to First Responders reported. UPDATE @ 8:22 a.m.: Firefighters continue to operate on the scene of the fire. Crews reporting a partial collapse of the residence along with spongy floors and extreme hoarding conditions while encountering fire throughout the basement, first and second floors of the residence. The Maryland State Fire Marshal is responding to the scene with the cause under investigation. Firefighters are still searching for one occupant with unknown status if they were in the residence at the time of the fire. No occupants have been located as of 8:30 a.m., and further updates will be provided when they become available. No injuries to First Responders reported. UPDATE @ 7:05 a.m: Firefighters have three handlines in operation – Incident command declaring this is a exterior operation only, due to unsafe housing [...]The post UPDATE: Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Mechanicsville House Fire appeared first on Southern Maryland News Net.
UPDATE: Fire Marshal Investigating Fatal Mechanicsville House Fire
