Montgomery County police identified Karen Elsa Carstens, 55, as the woman who died after suffering life-threatening injuries in a fire Friday morning at a Chevy Chase home, the department said Monday in a statement.
The blaze marked the first fatal fire of the year, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson Pete Piringer told Bethesda Today on Monday.
Police said the department is investigating Carstens’ death, though no foul play is suspected following the fire in the 4700 block of Merivale Road. A man was also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries…