Officials: 1 Dead, 6 Displaced in Maryland House Fire
When I read about this fire, the first thing that stuck with me was the timing. Around 1:16 a.m., when most people are asleep and least prepared to react, a house on the 7200 block of Karen Anne Drive in Camp Springs went up in flames.
You can imagine how fast panic sets in at that hour. According to officials, Prince George’s County Fire Department crews rushed to the scene after reports of a house fire. By the time they arrived, the fire was already blazing through the roof of the home — a sign that it had spread aggressively before anyone could intervene.
This wasn’t a minor incident or a slow-burning situation. The fire had enough intensity to compromise the structure, forcing firefighters to act immediately to bring it under control and begin search operations inside the house…