Fort Washington house fire sends one person to hospital critically
Firefighters pulled a woman from a Fort Washington home after flames were seen in the garage. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Firefighters rescued one adult from a Fort Washington house fire and rushed the victim to the hospital in critical condition after flames were seen pouring from the garage of a two-story home on Hickory Drive.
Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department crews were called shortly after 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, to the 11900 block of Hickory Drive. When firefighters reached the scene, they reported fire showing from the garage of the house. One adult was pulled from inside and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A follow-up report from WUSA9 identified the rescued person as a woman and said she remained in critical condition after the rescue. The location and timing matched the earlier report, placing the incident in the heart of Fort Washington, a community in Prince George’s County District VII.
Investigators were still working to determine what started the fire. The available details did not say whether anyone else was inside the house, whether smoke alarms alerted occupants, or whether the blaze began in the garage or spread there from another part of the home.
Even with the fire apparently centered on a single residence, the response quickly became a major emergency operation. Crews had to attack flames in the garage, get inside the home, and remove an injured resident while the cause remained unknown. That is the kind of call that can leave a household facing medical treatment, displacement, and property loss long after the fire is out.
Prince George’s County Fire and EMS says its mission includes fire prevention, fire protection, emergency medical services, and community outreach. For Fort Washington residents, the Hickory Drive fire is a reminder that a house fire can escalate in minutes and that a garage fire can threaten the rest of a home before anyone has much time to react.
The unanswered questions now center on the origin of the blaze, the condition of the rescued woman after transport, and whether other people were in the house when firefighters arrived. Those details will shape the next phase of the investigation and any broader lesson for homeowners in Fort Washington and across Prince George’s County.
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