Brown, 62, third member of hit HBO series to die since December, was trying to jumpstart car at home at time of blaze
The Wire actor Bobby J Brown died recently in a barn fire at his Maryland home, making him the third cast member of the acclaimed HBO show to pass away since December.
According to authorities and a statement on social media from his daughter, Reina, the 62-year-old Brown had gone into a barn at his residence in the St Mary’s county community of Chaptico at about 10pm on 24 February to try to jumpstart a car. It evidently ignited during the attempt, and Brown asked his wife for a fire extinguisher.
The blaze had quickly spread throughout the barn by the time she came back with the extinguisher, and she burned her hands trying to reach him, the Maryland state fire marshal’s office said in a statement. Meanwhile, Brown’s family also summoned firefighters to the home and told them he was trapped within the fiery barn.
They subsequently found him inside and pronounced him dead on the scene, the fire marshal’s office said.
