Firefighters battling a fire in a two-story rowhouse in Northwest Baltimore early Saturday found the body of an adult male who apparently suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, according to the Baltimore Fire Department.
In a statement, a spokesman said the first fire trucks arrived at the house in the 5000 block of Queensberry Ave. in upper Park Heights at 3:22 a.m. and found heavy smoke pouring out of a basement window.
The spokesman said that firefighters had a difficult time getting into the rowhouse because of security bars on the doors and windows. The firefighters forced their way inside to extinguish a fire that started in and was contained to the basement. Officials said the house had smoke alarms that were sounding.
Fire officials did not say where in the house the victim was found, nor did they identify him. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
