Man dies, woman escapes Smith County house fire By KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 22, 2021 at 1:51 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 7:40 PM
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - The Smith County Fire Marshalâs Office is investigating a death that occurred at a fire Sunday near Lindale.
When firefighters made entry to the residence, they found a man in his 50â²s had died on the second floor of the home. His name is not being released, pending official identification.
An elderly female who lives in the home was able to make it out to safety due to the heroic efforts of a passerby who happened to be an off-duty firefighter from another area, Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks reported.
The fire was reported at a house in the 11200 block of Farm-to-Market Road 849 near Lindale.
Credit: CBS19 Published: 1:38 PM CST February 22, 2021 Updated: 1:38 PM CST February 22, 2021
SMITH COUNTY, Texas A man in his 50s is dead after a house fire Sunday morning in Smith County near Lindale.
According to the Smith County Fire Marshal s Office, at about 9 a.m. Sunday, firefighters from Lindale, Dixie, and Van Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a house fire in the 11200 block of Farm-to-Market Road 849 near Lindale.
An elderly woman who lives in the home made it out of the house thanks to a passerby who happened to be an off-duty firefighter from another area, Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks said. Witnesses of the fire reported heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story home.
1 adult, 3 children die in Smith County house fire
Smith County House Fire By Christian Terry and Blake Holland | January 11, 2021 at 12:08 PM CST - Updated January 11 at 9:59 PM
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks confirmed that several family members died in a fire Monday.
Brooks said one adult and three children died in a fire at a home on DeVonne Drive near U.S. Highway 271 in the Starrville area.
âThe information we have is that this is the mother of the three children inside the home,â Brooks said.
He said one man was also taken to the hospital by EMS. He said crews arrived and attempted to check and see if anyone else was inside the home, but the fire was too intense and they had to back up.