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Video: Firefighters battle fatal 3-alarm fire in Md.

About 100 firefighters and paramedics responded to the 3-alarm fire with 30 apparatus

By FireRescue1 Staff

SUITLAND, Md. — Video shows firefighters responding to a fatal fire that burned an apartment building in Suitland, Md., on Sunday.

A 27-year-old male resident was found dead after the fire was extinguished, according to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department.

Footage shot at the scene of the fire shows firefighters using an aerial platform to attack flames from above, as flames burst from the roof of the structure.

Three firefighters were injured in the response with two suffering minor burns and one with hypertension.

Three civilians were also taken to local hospitals.

About 100 firefighters and paramedics responded to the 3-alarm fire with 30 apparatus.