Early morning Elkton house fire injures five, including child

Five residents escape burning home near Elkton

ELKTON — An early-morning house fire near Elkton on Monday injured and displaced five residents, including a child of an unspecified age, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal.

Early morning Elkton house fire injures five, including child

Five people were injured early Monday morning following a house fire in Elkton.Officials say four adults and a child woke up to smoke alarms sounding and found heavy smoke coming from the garage just after 3 a.m. in the unit block of Weed Lane.They quickly evacuated the home but were only able to rescue two of their three dogs.It took 79 firefighters approximately one hour to bring the fire under control.Three adults and the child were transport…