Body Of Woman Found In Fire; Homicide Detectives Investigate

HYATTSVILLE, MD — Homicide detectives from the Prince George's County Police Department are investigating Hyattsville-area fire where the body of an unidentified woman was found, according to a post on the PGPD Facebook page.

On Friday, April 10, around 10:12 p.m., Engine and Ambulance 1 with the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding companies were dispatched to the 7000 block of Highview Terrace for the report of a fire at a three-story garden-style apartment building. Arriving on the scene, firefighters found smoke showing from windows and a door of the building.

As they worked to extinguish the fire, firefighters began search efforts and discovered the body of a deceased female in the bedroom in which the fire was contained. The body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Two residents of a nearby apartment had escaped during the fire. PG County's Office of Emergency Management provided assistance to four displaced residents.

With damage to the property estimated at $50,000, the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Police ask that anyone with information about this case to call call Fire Investigators at 301-77-ARSON (301- 772-7766) or PG County homicide detectives at 301-516-2512. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call CrimeSolver’s at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app.