PARKVILLE, Md. — A 4-year-old has died following a Tuesday night house fire in Parkville.
The Baltimore County Fire Department on Wednesday identified the child as 4-year-old Wyatt Martin.
Crews were called to the 100 block of Comet Court around 10:46pm on Tuesday for two people trapped inside a burning home.
4-year-old dies after being trapped in bathroom of burning home
Firefighters discovered Martin and an adult inside a second floor bathroom experiencing cardiac arrest.
Martin died that night at St. Joseph’s Medical Center. As of publishing time, the adult remains alive at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
“It's really, really sad, and rest in peace to the departed. And I hope the family gets some comfort," Temi Amawke, a neighbor, told WMAR-2 News.
Fire crews returned to the neighborhood on Wednesday morning, checking in with residents to make sure they have a plan in the event of a fire.
“This is, again, statistically the deadliest time of year, and this is nationwide," Baltimore County Fire Chief Joseph Dixon told reporters. "This is what we know, but what we do tell [neighbors], and what we want to make sure, is that they have working smoke detectors and tell them to make sure they're working. The fact that they're there is not enough, and also, make sure they have a plan, which is part of the literature that we're handing out today.”
This marks Baltimore County's second fire related death of 2026. Both incidents have been in Parkville.
On Sunday night, 76-year-old Julia Ann Anderson died after her basement caught fire on Weston Avenue.
While that fire was caused by discarded smoking materials, investigators have not determined what ignited flames at Comet Court.
