Overview
- Firefighters responded to a 911 call from a home on the 300 block of Magothy Beach Road in Pasadena.
- Crews entered after being told a person was trapped and found 63-year-old Cindy Hill, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Three other residents were displaced from the house and were not related to Hill.
- County fire investigators say working smoke detectors alerted occupants before crews arrived.
- Officials say this is Anne Arundel County’s first fire death of 2026, with 11 fatal house fires reported across Maryland this year.