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Man injured in Md. mobile home fire dies

By WTOP Staff

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (AP) — Officials in Maryland say a man has died from injuries he received during a fire at his Princess Anne mobile home.

Officials say 64-year-old Edward Ritter has died from injuries he sustained in the fire Wednesday morning. Firefighters found Ritter inside the home on Warwick Lane and took him to a hospital.

Officials continue to investigate the cause of the blaze, which began in Ritter’s bedroom.

No smoke alarms were found inside the home.

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