Firefighters went into the burning home, but they encountered hoarding conditions, officials said. While the conditions in the home made it difficult for firefighters to go inside and rescue the woman trapped in the flames, it’s unclear whether those conditions impeded the woman’s exit. A Bowie woman is dead after a fire consumed her home and hoarding conditions made it difficult for rescuers to search the house and put out the flames. The conditions made it “totally unsafe for us to try to put out the fire or search the home,” Brady said. The fire became so intense that firefighters had to be evacuated from the home, the fire department said.

Source: Washington Post August 01, 2016 19:18 UTC