Corriganville woman dead after three-alarm fire tears through home with no smoke alarms
Corriganville, MD – A 69-year-old woman was killed Friday morning in a devastating three-alarm house fire in Corriganville, as investigators work to determine the cause of the blaze that engulfed a two-story residence and left no functioning smoke alarms behind.
The fire broke out just before noon at 11609 Proenty Road NW. A 911 call reported a house fire with possible entrapment, prompting a rapid response from the Corriganville Volunteer Fire Company and multiple surrounding departments. Firefighters arrived within minutes to find flames consuming much of the structure.
Dozens of personnel battled the intense blaze for nearly an hour before bringing it under control. After the flames were extinguished, firefighters located a deceased adult inside the home. Authorities have preliminarily identified the victim as a 69-year-old woman who lived at the residence. Her remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for positive identification and to determine the cause of death.
Officials say no smoke alarms were heard upon arrival, and investigators found no evidence of alarms inside the home. The lack of detection devices may have contributed to the fatal outcome, though the official cause remains under investigation.
One firefighter sustained minor injuries during the response and was treated at the scene.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is leading the investigation in partnership with the Combined County Criminal Investigations Unit (C3I), Maryland State Police Crime Scene Unit, and K9 “Blondie,” who was deployed as part of standard protocol for fatal fire incidents.
Fire investigators are focusing on pinpointing where and how the fire started, with no preliminary cause released.
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Key Points
- A 69-year-old Corriganville woman died Friday in a three-alarm house fire on Proenty Road
- Fire crews found no working smoke alarms inside the home, and the blaze took nearly an hour to control
- The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshal and criminal investigators