UPDATE 6/7/2023: A team of investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office continue investigating the origin and cause of a house fire that claimed two lives in Huntingtown overnight.
Just after 3:00 a.m., Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding fire departments responded to the 1600 block of Maurham Court after a neighbor discovered the house engulfed in flames.
Upon arrival, they were told two people might still be trapped inside the home. It took firefighters nearly two hours to control the one-alarm blaze; however, the home eventually collapsed.
After several hours, with the assistance of heavy equipment, from the Prince Georges County Fire Investigation Unit and investigators with the City of Annapolis Fire and Explosive Services Unit, two adult victims were located within the remains of the home.
The victims were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore to determine the exact cause of death and where they will be positively identified.
A joint investigation between the police agency having jurisdiction and the Office of the State Fire Marshal is standard operating procedure whenever a fatal fire occurs.
On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at approximately 3:07 a.m., firefighters from Huntingtown and surrounding volunteer departments responded to the 1600 block of Maurham Court in Huntingtown, for the report of a structure fire.
Firefighters from Huntingtown arrived on the scene in under 4 minutes from dispatch and found a two-story single family residence fully engulfed. A short time into the incident, the house partially collapsed.
First Responders located two victims inside of the residence and pronounced deceased on the scene.
The Calvert County Sheriff’s Office and Maryland State Fire Marshal responded to assist. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Firefighters from Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Charles, and St. Mary’s County responded to Calvert to assist or to fill in at various stations.
Updates will be provided when they become available.
