WILMINGTON, Del. — Two people are dead and at least one firefighter was injured following an early Tuesday morning house fire in Wilmington.
Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 2:31 a.m. on October 20, 2026, to a residence on Eighth Avenue, near Maryland Avenue, for a reported structure fire with possible entrapment.
According to initial radio reports, medics reported that a woman was found deceased outside the residence. Medics believed that the woman may have jumped from the third floor of the burning home. A man was later found dead inside the residence after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
During firefighting operations, a firefighter was injured after reportedly falling when a set of steps collapsed. There are also reports that a second firefighter may have been injured, although that information has not been confirmed.
The identities of the deceased have not been released, and the extent of the firefighter’s injuries is not yet known. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.