Five MD Firefighters Injured Battling 2-Alarm House Fire

Five Maryland firefighters were injured while trying to put out a two-alarm residential fire Thursday night.

The fire broke out just after 8:30 p.m. at a two-story home in Lothian, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, which was joined by other departments, including Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, Annapolis Fire Department, Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department, North Beach Volunteer Fire Department and Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Around 80 firefighters responded to the blaze, and the first crews reported seeing flames coming from the home's second floor and attic.

Crews were hampered by a lack of hydrants in the area, and water was taken from a pond about 3,000 feet away. It took about two hours for the blaze to get under control, and firefighters remained at the scene until about 3:30 a.m.

The firefighters hurt battling the fire two from Anne Arundel County and three from Dunkirk suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Only one of the Dunkirk firefighters had yet to be released by Friday morning. Details concerning how the firefighters were hurt and the type of injuries were not released.

No one was home at the time of the fire, and no civilians were reported hurt. The Anne Arundel County Fire and Explosives Investigation Unit is trying to determine the cause of the fire.