Two people are dead in an early morning fire in the 21000 block of Rock Hall Avenue in Rock Hall. The state medical examiner says 67-year-old Robert Van Kirk, the owner of the house, and his wife, 59-year-old Linda Van Kirk, died in the fire. Both victims died of smoke inhalation. Neighbors say it sounded like a big explosion, but fire investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze. The house was gutted by the fire, but no nearby buildings were damaged. Fire officials say there were no working smoke alarms in the home.