PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (ABC7) – Two senior citizens were killed in a house fire late Thursday night in Fort Washington, Maryland, the Prince George’s County Fire Department said.
Officials say a neighbor called 911 to report it, but by the time crews arrived on the scene in the 500 block of Round Table Drive the house was already engulfed in flames.
According to the Prince George’s County Fire Department, there were unsafe hoarding conditions inside the house.
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A firefighter was also injured and officials are still investigating what caused the house fire.
Sources tell ABC7’s Suzanne Kennedy that the couple were in their seventies and had been married for over 50 years.
