Mother, 2 Children Killed In Hillendale Apartment Fire: Officials

TOWSON, MD - Three people died after a fire in Hillendale Sunday morning, according to Baltimore County public safety officials, who identified the deceased as a mother and her two young children.

Bra Angah-McCray, 26, Aimee McCray, 4, and Adriel McCray, 3, lived in the apartment in the 6300 block of Holly Lane where the fire occurred, officials said.

Preliminary investigation indicated the blaze was accidental and started in the kitchen of their apartment, police reported.

Crews were dispatched to the blaze at 4:36 a.m., authorities said, and saw fire showing from the third floor.

_{Photo courtesy of the Red Cross.}

Because of the time the fire occurred, firefighters said they searched for victims who may have been trapped and found the McCrays unconscious and in critical condition in a bedroom.

After first responders tried to resuscitate them at the scene, the mother and one child were taken to St. Joseph Medical Center and another child was taken to Greater Baltimore Medical Center; officials reported that all three were pronounced deceased at the hospitals.

Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the battle the blaze.

One firefighter was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center for heat exhaustion with injuries that authorities reported were not believed to be life-threatening. Twenty residents living in six apartments affected by the blaze were receiving assistance from the Red Cross, the organization reported, with case managers offering help with housing, food, clothing and other services.Police said there was extensive water and fire damage at the apartment complex. Photo by Providence Volunteer Fire Company. Video by Lutherville Volunteer Fire Company:
For updates on this and more local news, get Towson Patch news alerts and like us on Facebook. Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the correct age for Bra Angah-McCray after public safety officials reported that the age initially provided was incorrect.Get free real-time news alerts from the Towson Patch.Thanks for your feedback! Now share it with your friends!Thanks for your feedback. Originally published August 20, 2017. More from Towson Patch