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3 killed, 6 injured in fire that broke out during sleepover, Baltimore officials say

Three people were killed and others were injured when a fire broke out during a sleepover in Baltimore, officials said.

The Baltimore City Fire Department posted on Twitter just before 4 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, that firefighters were on the scene of a “triple fatal fire” at a home in the 1500 block of North Patterson Park Avenue.

Three were killed and six were injured when a fire broke out during a sleepover in Baltimore, Maryland, on the morning of Monday, Nov. 22, fire officials said.
Three were killed and six were injured when a fire broke out during a sleepover in Baltimore, Maryland, on the morning of Monday, Nov. 22, fire officials said. Baltimore City Fire Department

Six others, including five children, were taken to local hospitals, the fire department said. They were seriously injured but were in stable condition as of the morning of Nov. 22, fire officials told local outlet WBAL.

Fire officials told McClatchy News that there was reportedly a sleepover being held at the home when the fire started.

The cause of the blaze is being investigated, fire officials said. No other information had been released Nov. 22.

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This story was originally published November 22, 2021 at 9:43 AM with the headline "3 killed, 6 injured in fire that broke out during sleepover, Baltimore officials say."

Bailey Aldridge
The News & Observer
Bailey Aldridge is a reporter covering real-time news in North and South Carolina. She has a degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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