A devastating house fire in Charles County has claimed the lives of six people, including four children, marking Maryland’s deadliest residential fire in more than a decade.

A Waldorf, Maryland house fire resulted in six deaths, including four children. The cause is under investigation, with no criminal activity indicated.

Six people, including two adults and four children, died in a Waldorf house fire that erupted early Sunday morning in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North, Charles County. The blaze, reported around 8:40 a.