6 People Dead, Including 4 Children, After Fire Engulfed Maryland Home

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Six people have been killed, including four children, after a massive fire burned down a home in Maryland

The home, in the town of Waldorf, caught fire with several people still trapped inside on Aug. 10

One adult managed to escape the blaze, while two other residents of the home were not there when the fire broke out

Six people have been killed, including four children, after a massive fire engulfed a home in Maryland.

On Sunday, Aug. 10, firefighters with the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department were called to a home in Waldorf — located about 23 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. — for a report of a large house fire with people still trapped inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal .

The fire department quickly upgraded the incident to a two-alarm fire, an