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Thursday morning trailer fire in Elkton leaves one person dead, another critically injured

Deadly Elkton House Fire Walnut Grove Road
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ELKTON, Md. — A Thursday morning fire in Elkton has left one person dead and another critically injured.

Crews from the Singerly Fire Company were called to a home in the unit block of Walnut Grove Road, just after 7am.

Arriving units discovered an injured woman outside, and a 55-year-old man trapped inside a burning trailer behind the home.

The woman, 55, was helicoptered to Hopkins Bayview Hospital, while the man died on scene.

Despite the blaze being contained to the trailer, the home still sustained extensive damage.

A person living inside the home escaped unharmed. All the victims are related, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

There is no word yet on the cause of the fire.