Woman killed in Aspen Hill house fire

<br/><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=4700+Iris+Street,+aspen+hill,+md&amp;aq=&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=38.690438,61.523437&amp;vpsrc=6&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=4700+Iris+St,+Aspen+Hill,+Montgomery,+Maryland+20853&amp;t=m&amp;ll=39.07531,-77.093811&amp;spn=0.026653,0.034161&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A” style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small></div> <p>A woman was killed and three people were injured in an early-morning house fire in Aspen Hill.</p> <p>Firefighters responded to the blaze on the 4700 block of Iris Street at about 4 a.m. Thursday, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue.</p> <p>A man had escaped and was found outside the single-family home; firefighters found a woman in a bedroom of the house, authorities said.</p> <p>The woman, whose name was not released, was unconscious and unresponsive. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.</p> <p>The man was hospitalized with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, according to the fire department. The two were the only people inside the home.</p> <p>Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze.</p> <p>The fire department said the cause of the fire is under investigation.</p>