Firefighters battle Bladensburg house fire; 1 dog dead

BLADENSBURG, Md. ( DC News Now ) — The Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department (PGFD) said crews were battling a house fire Wednesday night.

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Firefighters headed to the 5500 block of Newton Street in Bladensburg after receiving reports of a house fire at around 8:11 p.m.

There, they saw flames coming from a multi-family home.

By 9:36 p.m., PGFD said in a on X that the fire was out and there were no injuries but one dog died.

Officials told DC News Now that a gun was recovered from the building but so far, does not believe it is connected to the fire.

Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire.