HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — Deputy State Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of a house fire that killed a husband and wife in Havre de Grace.
The fire broke out at around 1:13 a.m. on the 800 block of Eerie Street on Wednesday morning.
The Susquehanna Hose Company and several surrounding departments responded.
Initially, firefighters were told that people might be trapped inside the house.
They found the 73-year-old husband and his 85-year-old wife in a second-floor bedroom.
Their adult son was able to escape. He was alerted by smoke alarms and jumped from a second-story window after his attempts to exit through the front door were unsuccessful.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal is conducting an investigation into the fire’s origin and cause, working together with the Havre de Grace Police Department, which is standard operating procedure in cases involving fatalities.
Additional information will be provided as authorities continue to investigate and more details become available.
