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Md. firefighter in critical condition after 3-alarm fire

Volunteer taken to Shock Trauma hospital during fatal house fire

The Associated Press

REISTERSTOWN, Md. — Authorities are identifying a man who died after a three-alarm blaze at a Baltimore County home.

Baltimore County fire officials say the fire broke out at the home on Hanover Road in Reisterstown around 1 a.m. Wednesday.

Fire officials say 58-year-old Steven Stark and another resident were rescued, but Stark later died at Northwest Hospital. Officials say 24-year-old volunteer firefighter Gene Kirchner was unconscious when he was pulled from the building. He was taken to Shock Trauma, where officials say he is listed in critical condition.

The federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has joined local authorities in the investigation into a cause.