BELTSVILLE, Md. (WUSA) – An overnight fire in Beltsville has left a house destroyed and a firefighter injured.
Officials tell 9 NEWS NOW Prince George’s County firefighters were called to a house fire on Harford Avenue near Queen Anne Avenue around 1:00 Friday morning. Crews arriving on scene found a house fully engulfed in flames, forcing them to fight the fire from the exterior only.
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Officials say the house was unoccupied when the flames broke out.
Nearly 45 firefighters extinguished the fire, which destroyed the structure.
One firefighter suffered a burn to the neck while battling the blaze. He was transported to a local burn center where he was treated and released.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but officials estimate the damage to be $150,000.
