LARGO, Md. (AP) — Two adults died and a child was hospitalized in critical condition after flames tore through an apartment building early Tuesday in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C.
A man died on the scene and a woman was found dead later while crews searched a three-story multi-family building in Largo, the Prince George’s County Fire Department said in a post on the social platform X.
Update: 2nd Adult Fatality, Two-Alarm Apartment Fire, 3:57am, 81 Harry Truman Dr. Largo. PGFD arrived to find fire through the roof. Two adults (1M & 1F) located deceased and one youth male transported with critical injuries. The cause is currently under investigation. pic.twitter.com/wWY0JOfobU
— Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) July 2, 2024
Officials said the child was transported to the hospital in critical condition. They didn’t release the boy’s age.
Flames were visible through the roof of the building when firefighters arrived on scene. Officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.