Middle River Man Dies In House Fire

MIDDLE RIVER, MD — A house fire Thursday afternoon took the life of a 67-year-old man in Middle River, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. The department identified the victim as Forest Richard Brady, of the unit block of Contact Court, who lived in the single-family home where the fire occurred.

No one else was in the house at the time of the blaze, which broke out at around noon Tuesday. Firefighters were dispatched to the house at 12:16 p.m. and encountered heavy fire and smoke, the department said.

During a search of the home, they found Brady in the living room, where the blaze began, according to fire investigators.

The firefighters carried Brady outside, where he was treated by paramedics. They pronounced him dead at the scene, the fire department said.

The fire was brought under control at 12:56 p.m. The firefighters "did not find working smoke alarms in the home," the department said in a statement.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.