RESIDENTIAL FIRE with FATALITY NORTH SHORE DRIVE, PASADENA
On the early morning of Sunday, March 23, 2025, at approximately 3:20 a.m., we received a 911 call from a neighbor of 857 N. Shore Drive, advising that the home next to them was on fire. Fire department units arrived at 857 N. Shore Drive, Pasadena, Maryland, approximately five minutes after being dispatched and reported that the house was fully engulfed in flames. Due to the extent of the fire when they first arrived, fire crews had to set up a defensive fire suppression operation. The fire was determined to be under control by 3:55 a.m. Approximately 45 fire personnel responded to the scene.
During the primary search of the residence, firefighters located a deceased male victim inside the home. Anne Arundel County Fire Investigators responded to the scene to conduct the origin and cause investigation of the fire.
After a thorough examination, Anne Arundel County Fire Investigators determined that the deceased individual intentionally set the fire. Further investigation by both fire investigators and the Office of the State Medical Examiner's Office indicated that after igniting the fire, the male succumbed to a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside the home.
Due to the manner of death, this is not considered to be a fire-related fatality.
The Anne Arundel County Fire Department has had two fire fatalities this year. Both were from the fire on February 20, 2025, which was determined to be accidental in nature.
