Elderly Man Injured in December 7 Rosedale Fire Dies


An 88-year-old man critically injured in a Dec. 7 one-alarm dwelling fire in Rosedale has died.

George Antonas, of the 1500 block of National Rd., in Rosedale died on Dec. 27 at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

Firefighters responded to a home in the 1500 block of National Rd., on Dec. 7 at 3:30 p.m., after a mailman saw fire at the front of the home. Crews put out the fire and confined it mainly to a single room. They found the victim in a bedroom and transported him, Priority 1, to Bayview.

Baltimore County Police fire investigators have ruled this fire accidental.