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Two in critical condition after Northwest Baltimore fire

Two in critical condition after Northwest Baltimore fire
Two in critical condition after Northwest Baltimore fire 00:23

BALTIMORE -- Two people were hospitalized after they were pulled out of a fire Sunday evening in Northwest Baltimore, fire officials said.

Firefighters responded around 10:45 p.m. to the 2500 block of Shirley Avenue, where two people were pulled from the house and rushed to Shock Trauma, officials said. 

The patients, who remain unidentified, are in critical condition. 

The fire was under control within an hour. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but officials said it started in the rear of the second floor. 

WJZ will continue to provide updates on this developing story.

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