MIDDLE RIVER, Md. (WJZ) — A woman was killed and a man was injured in an early morning fire in Middle River Wednesday, the Baltimore County Fire Department said.
The fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of Cockspur Road. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke showing from a townhouse on the second floor.
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— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) January 20, 2021
Officials said three people were living in the home at the time. One person made it out of the house with non-life threatening injuries.
One woman died and another is being treated for burns.
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— Baltimore County Fire Department (@BaltCoFire) January 20, 2021
Another person was taken out of neighboring home, but has since returned.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire.
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