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1 Dead After Temple Hills House Fire

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) -- Prince George's County fire officials say a man found in a burning Temple Hills home has died. 

County Fire and EMS spokesman acting Maj. Paul Cruz says firefighters were called to the home on Fairlawn Street around 5:30 a.m. Saturday and aggressively attacked the blaze. 

As firefighters searched the home, Cruz says they found a man and carried him outside. The man was taken to United Community Medical Center in critical condition and later died. 

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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