A Maryland community is dealing with a heartbreaking tragedy after six people died in a house fire, state officials said. The fire broke out at a home in Waldorf, located about 28 miles from Washington, D.C., on Sunday, Aug. 10.

Four children and two adults were killed in a house fire in Charles County, Maryland, on Sunday, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.

The victims were two adults and four children, according to officials. There were nine residents who lived at the house; one adult escaped and two others were not home at the time of the fire. The origin of the fire remains under investigation, but there was no evidence of a criminal act, the Maryland State Fire Marshal said in a post on X.