BLADENSBURG, Md. — One woman was killed and three were displaced Wednesday night after a house fire in Bladensburg, Md., according to fire officials in Prince George's County.
The fire happened in the 5200 block of Varnum Street.
Prince George's County Fire and EMS crews were called to the area just after 4:30 p.m. and were able to get to the scene in under three minutes. But a woman inside the house had already been killed in the fire.
"Firefighters initiated an aggressive interior fire attack and quickly located a deceased adult female," firefighters said Wednesday.
Another person who was inside the house when the fire started was able to escape without getting hurt.
The woman who died has not yet been identified as Prince George's County officials wait for autopsy results.
Fire investigators are now searching for what sparked the fire in the first place.