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3 Evacuated From Frederick Home After Early Morning Fire Breaks Out

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) — Two people were rescued and one other evacuated after a fire broke out at a house in Frederick early Tuesday morning.

Crews responded shortly before 7 a.m. in the 1000 block of Wilson Place, but Frederick County Fire said the bulk of it was knocked by around 7:15 a.m.

Crews were told that two people were trapped in the home, and they were able to remove them from the structure. All three people living in the house were given medical aid.

The two rescued were transported to Frederick Memorial Hospital, where one is in stable condition and the other is in critical condition.

The third occupant of the house was taken to Bayview Medical Center.

It took around 35 firefighters about 15 minutes to get the fire under control and another 90 minutes to perform overhaul.

Frederick County Fire is investigating.

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