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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT
Friday, December 15, 2017 Blair Skinner, PIO
(443) 690-4396 (Cell)
(410) 396-5616 (Office)
blair.adams2@baltimorecity.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY
Cause of Death Released in Deadly House Fire
Friday, December 15, 2017 – (Baltimore, MD) – On Wednesday, December
13, the Baltimore City Fire Department responded to a fire in the 700 block of E.
Coldspring Lane in N. Baltimore where a 2-story occupied dwelling was found to
be filled with heavy smoke and fire on the first and second floor.
The home was occupied by an adult woman and two children who later perished at area
hospitals. They have been identified as 26-year-old Alicia Evans, 5-year-old
Amani Mullen and 4-year-old Layla Mullen. The State Medical Examiner’s Office
determined that the cause of death for the deceased was due to thermal injuries and smoke inhalation.
"Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers continue to go out to the family during this difficult time," said Chief Niles R. Ford.
The cause of the fire
remains under investigation.
So far this year, there have been 28 fire fatalities in Baltimore City.
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