Fatal Severn Fire: Man Pronounced Dead After Crews Find Him In Burning Home, Officials Say

SEVERN, MD — Officials said they pronounced a man dead Wednesday after a Severn house fire. Authorities have not yet identified the victim, who they think was in his 60s.

Neighbors and passersby reported the blaze in the 7900 block of Quarterfield Road around 10:51 p.m.

The call came out as a shed fire, but the area of origin is still under investigation. First responders said they found flames on both floors of the two-story, single-family home.

Crews spotted the man during their search. Medics said they pronounced him dead on the scene. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will help identify the victim and determine his cause of death.

The cause of the fire is also under investigation. Officials did not estimate how much damage the flames caused. Authorities said they have not yet found any working smoke detectors either.

A team of 30 firefighters controlled the blaze in about 15 minutes, a press release said.

The Anne Arundel County Fire Department thanked the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Fire & Rescue Department for assisting its response.

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