STATE POLICE AND STATE FIRE MARSHAL INVESTIGATE HOUSE FIRE AND SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

(Stevensville, MD) – Maryland State Police and the Office of the State Fire Marshal are conducting an investigation into a house fire and suspicious death in Queen Anne’s County today.

The deceased, found inside a burnt home in the 200-block of Queen Anne Club Drive in Stevensville, has not been positively identified at this time. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for identification and autopsy.

Shortly after 12 noon today, firefighters from multiple volunteer fire departments were called to the scene of a two alarm fire in a residential subdivision of Stevensville. Upon their arrival, firefighters entered the two- story wood frame home and found the deceased individual on the second level of the home, in the master bedroom on the floor. It took approximately one hour for the firefighters to control the blaze.

The origin and cause of the fire remains under investigation. Investigators determined the approximate value loss for this fire is $550,000.

Three firefighters were treated for injuries during the incident. Two volunteer firefighters from the United Communities Volunteer Fire Department were treated for heat exhaustion on the scene and released. One firefighter from Grasonville Volunteer Fire Department was transported to Queen Anne’s Medical Center for debris in his eye.

About seventy-five firefighters responded to the scene. Units who responded include the United Communities, Grasonville, Queenstown, Centreville, Crumpton, Anne Arundel County, Annapolis City, Kent Island and the Naval Academy Volunteer Fire Department.

Investigators from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, forensic analysts from the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division and investigators from the Centreville Barracks responded to the scene to investigate the suspicious death. Deputy Fire Marshals and the K-9 Unit from the Office of the State Fire Marshal responded to conduct the fire investigation. State police crime scene technicians continue to process the scene for evidence as the investigation continues...