ABERDEEN, MD—Officials are investigating a double fatal house fire that was reported in Harford County on Friday morning.

At approximately 8:15 a.m. on February 21, 2025, the Aberdeen Fire Department and Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire & Emergency Services responded to a house fire in the 100-block of Darlington Avenue.

The Aberdeen Police Department was first on the scene and found a 77-year-old man with injuries who said that two family members were still inside the home.

Officers attempted to enter the residence but could not do so due to heavy smoke and flames.

It took 70 firefighters over an hour to control the fire, and they later located two victims inside.

The 77-year-old man was transported to Bayview Medical Center, and an APD officer was taken to a local hospital for smoke inhalation.

The victims have not yet been identified.  The cause and origin remain under investigation.

Photo via Harford County Department of Emergency Services