Dad dies after running to burning home to save child who had already escaped
- On Sunday, July 5, 2026, a Maryland father died after re-entering his burning home on Thornbury Drive in Hollywood to search for his 10-year-old child, who had safely escaped the blaze.
- Preliminary investigation findings suggest the fire started after the family used ground-based sparkler fireworks, which were later "discarded into a trash can on the home's screened-in rear deck."
- Firefighters from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 22800 block of Thornbury Drive around 9:40 p.m. Sunday, discovering heavy fire throughout the two-story home and locating the father deceased on the second floor.
- Acting State Fire Marshal Jason Mowbray urged Marylanders to soak used fireworks in water and place them in noncombustible containers, saying, "Our hearts are with this family as they face an unimaginable loss."
- Deputy State Fire Marshals and the County Sheriff continue investigating whether the discarded fireworks retained enough heat to ignite materials in the trash can, while the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determines the father's official cause of death.
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Dad Dies After Running Back Inside Burning Home to Save Son, Not Knowing He’d Already Gotten Out Safely
Investigators are examining whether discarded sparklers ignited the deadly Maryland house fire on Sunday, July 5Father dies in Maryland house fire possibly ignited by fireworksCredit: NBC4 WashingtonNEED TO KNOWA Maryland father died after re-entering his burning home to search for his 10-year-old child on Sunday, July 5, authorities saidThe child was later confirmed to have safely escaped the house fire, according to investigatorsOfficials are …
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Mass LiveA split-second decision ended in heartbreak after a holiday weekend fire
A Maryland father died after returning to his burning home in an effort to find his 10-year-old child, who had already escaped safely, as investigators work to determine whether improperly discarded fireworks may have ignited the blaze during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Officials say the fatal fire occurred Sunday night in Hollywood, Maryland, roughly 60 miles southeast of Washington, D.C.
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The 10-year-old boy escaped the fire that broke out at a two-story home in Hollywood, Md., but crews discovered his father's body on the second floor, the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal wrote in a statement.
Hollywood Man Killed After Re-Entering Burning Home to Find Child
A father lost his life Sunday night after re-entering his burning home in Hollywood in an attempt to locate his 10-year-old child, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fatal fire occurred around 9:40 p.m. on July 5, 2026, in the 22800 block of Thornbury Drive. Firefighters from the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire […]
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