Operations & Training

Man, Woman Dead, Child Critical in Largo, MD, Fire

July 2, 2024

The child was rescued from the apartment fire by Prince George's County firefighters,

An apartment fire in Largo early Tuesday left a man and woman dead while a child was critically injured.

There was heavy fire showing from the roof of the three-story building.

Prince George's County firefighters went into the structure and brought the child and a man out early in the operation, WTTG reported.

Crews were evacuated due to conditions and a imminent collapse.

After dawn, firefigthters said a woman's body also was discovered.

The cause of the two-alarm fire is under investigation.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.