LA PLATA, Md. (AP) - Authorities say one person is dead after a motel fire in Maryland.
Officials say the fire broke out late Sunday night at the South Winds Motel in La Plata.
Firefighters received a 911 call from a neighbor about 11:20 p.m. Sunday and had the blaze under control in just a few minutes.
A police officer tried to rescue a person in the building but was driven back by smoke and heat.
Authorities say investigators did not find any smoke alarms.
The victim whose name was not released, was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
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