WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- DC Fire and EMS (DCFD) said two people have died, and a person is in critical condition after a fire broke out at a home in Southeast D.C. on Sunday morning. Credit: DC Fire and EMS Credit: DC Fire and EMS At about 5:30 a.m., crews said they were dispatched to the 3400 block of 23rd St. for a working fire in a two-story home. First responders said they found three people inside the home while trying to put the fire out. Loudoun County family packs up U-Haul to help Helene victims Crews said they first found an 85-year-old woman trapped, who they were able to rescue via a ladder. She was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where she remains in critical condition. Crews also found a 34-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man both dead inside the home. The DCFD posted on X that their "thoughts and prayers are with their family and friends." The investigation is still ongoing, and the cause of the fire is still unknown, according to DCFD.