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.