At least 3 dead, others missing after two-alarm Maryland house fire
Firefighters were called around 8:40 a.m. to the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, where a house was engulfed in flames.
Deputy State Fire Marshals, Charles County Sheriff's Office, the ATF, and firefighters and emergency responders from the Charles County Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services are working the search and recovery mission.
Crews will continue working at the scene into the evening, according to the Fire Marshal's Office.
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