Coverage dated August 10, 2025

6 killed, including 4 children, in house fire in Maryland

Headline from BNO News

Six people, including four children, were killed in a house fire in Charles County, Maryland, according to officials. The fire was reported at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, a suburban community about 30 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    4 children, 2 adults killed when fire rips through house in Maryland (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Authorities say four children and two adults were killed when fire ripped through a house in Charles County, Maryland. WTOP-TV reports one person managed to escape the blaze that broke out around 8:40 a.m. Sunday at the home in Waldorf, about 55 miles south of Baltimore.

  2. BNO News

    6 killed, including 4 children, in house fire in Maryland (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Six people, including four children, were killed in a house fire in Charles County, Maryland, according to officials. The fire was reported at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, a suburban community about 30 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.

  3. FOX 5 DC

    2 adults, 4 children killed in Waldorf house fire (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    A devastating house fire in Charles County has claimed the lives of six people, including four children, marking Maryland’s deadliest residential fire in more than a decade.

  4. Bangor Daily News

    4 children and 2 adults are killed when fire rips through a house in Maryland (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    WALDORF, Md. (AP) — A fire ripped through a house in Charles County, Maryland, on Sunday, killing four children and two adults, authorities said.One

  5. WHDH Boston

    4 children, 2 adults killed when fire rips through house in Maryland - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    WALDORF, Md. (AP) — A fire ripped through a house in Charles County, Maryland, on Sunday, killing four children and two adults, authorities said.One person

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