By Tony Roberts, Dillon Mullan
Baltimore Sun
DUNDALK, Md. — A man and five children were injured in a house fire early Wednesday morning in Dundalk, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.
Fire crews responded at about 3:44 a.m. to the 3000 block of Dunleer Road for a report of a dwelling fire and saw the blaze on the first floor of the home. Crews found an 8-year-old boy suffering from life-threatening injuries inside, the department said.
The child was treated on the scene by EMS personnel and taken to a local hospital. In addition, a man and four other children escaped with minor injuries. They were taken to hospitals by EMS.
Jose Hernandez, 60, lives across the street. He said fire crews were still outside when he left for work around 6:30 a.m.
“The fire department came very quickly. They all got out of the house, but one family member was stuck, and the fire department came and rescued them and rushed them to a hospital,” Hernandez said.
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The house in a residential neighborhood has a large side yard and an alley around back. Neighbor Dave Kropowski said firetrucks pulled up to both the front and back of the home, and firefighters climbed ladders to break second-story windows.
“There was a whole lot of smoke,” Kropowski said.
The fire displaced seven residents who all lived in the home.
The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire.
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