3 Kids Die After Fire In Prince George's County: Officials

Bowie MD

27 July, 2021

12:00 PM

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HILLCREST HEIGHTS, MD — Officials said three children died July 19 after a Hillcrest Heights fire. Each child was less than 12 years old, an incident report clarified. Authorities did not identify the victims. Another occupant went to an unnamed hospital with life-threatening injuries, the Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department noted. A firefighter also went to an unidentified hospital with minor burns, the department added. Fire officials explained that the blaze displaced two adults and one child. The Prince George's County Office of Emergency Management will assist those residents, a write-up informed. (Story continues below tweet) Update on Iverson St Townhouse Fire in Hilcrest Heights: Three fatalities. One #PGFD firefighter transported for minor burns. Fire Investigators and @PGPDNews Detectives conducting joint investigation. pic.twitter.com/8WHatcUhXX— Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) July 19, 2021 Authorities wrote that the fire started around 2:21 a.m. in the 2400 block of Iverson Street. Crews shared that they pulled two people from the blaze. Another three occupants self-evacuated from the two-story townhome, a tweet indicated. Firefighters stated that they eventually extinguished the flames. Fire officials reported that they are conducting a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department. After sunrise, the fire department announced that it returned to the neighborhood to install smoke detectors in homes with no alarms or outdated signals. Officials mentioned that they hung more than 40 units. Today #PGFD crews returned to Iverson St where a fire claimed the lives of three children. Crews knocked on neighbors' doors and installed more than 40 smoke alarms in homes that had outdated alarms or where there weren't any. Our prayers remain with grieving family & friends. pic.twitter.com/MSlkkrbBID— Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department (@PGFDNews) July 19, 2021 Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play. Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.