Early Sunday evening just before 5:30 PM Hampstead VFC, and surrounding companies were alerted for a house fire in the 3800 block of Yellowstone Ct.

HVFC units responded and arrived to find a single family dwelling with heavy fire showing. Chief 2-1 established command and requested additional resources.

Crews initially made an aggressive interior attack, but do to deteriorating conditions an order to evacuate was given just prior to a partial roof collapse. A second alarm was requested for manpower.

The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is handling the investigation.