A 69-year-old woman died late Friday after a fire erupted in her Lansdowne home, Baltimore County fire officials said.
Eleanor Jean Daniels was discovered inside the home in the 3100 block of Aspen Court at 10:44 p.m., six minutes after neighbors called 911, officials said. After fire crews arrived, a small explosion went off inside the home, leaving officials to speculate that a small oxygen tank was the cause.
Firefighters fought for about 30 minutes to extinguish the fire. Daniels was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.
The fire is under investigation.
–Nicholas Sterling