Six dead including four children in devastating Maryland house fire

2Waldorf, MD – A Sunday morning house fire in a Waldorf neighborhood claimed six lives, including four children, as investigators worked into the night to determine the cause.

The first 911 calls came in around 8:40 a.m. for a home in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North, with reports of people trapped inside. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies arrived within minutes, finding two adults who had escaped and learning that as many as six more people were still inside. Heavy smoke and flames prevented deputies from entering.

Fire crews from the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding stations quickly upgraded the blaze to two alarms. While battling the fire and searching the home, firefighters discovered two other adults and four children dead inside. Another adult resident