Man dies, woman seriously injured in Salisbury house fire
A man is dead and a woman seriously injured in a house fire Monday in Salisbury.
The Maryland State Fire Marshal's office said in a release that firefighters from Parsonsburg responded to a fire at a single-family home at 32733 Johnson Road in Salisbury at about 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 15.
The two-alarm fire, which was reported by a neighbor, was brought under control in one hour, the release said.
It said a female occupant of the home escaped and was helped away by bystanders. She was taken to Bayview Burn Center in Baltimore by a state police helicopter with significant burn injuries.
Firefighters found the body of a man inside the home. The body was sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for identification and to determine cause of death.
Bystanders did not report hearing smoke alarms in the home prior to the arrival of the fire department, the release said.
The fire marshal's office said damages are estimated to be $225,000.
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