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DALLAS – A person was found dead inside a single-story home following a structure fire late Saturday night, Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) reported.
Deadly Dallas House Fire
What we know:
DFR units were dispatched to a house fire in the 4000 block of Spring Ave. at 10:34 p.m. Arriving companies reported heavy fire conditions coming from the residence.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze in just under an hour, declaring the fire out at 11:21 p.m.
What they’re saying:
“Unfortunately, after the fire was extinguished the body of an unidentified person was found inside the house underneath debris from a partial roof collapse,” DFR said in a statement.
Dallas Fire-Rescue and Dallas Police Department personnel secured the scene until the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office took possession of the body.
What we don’t know:
The cause of the fire is currently listed as undetermined pending a final ruling from the Medical Examiner’s Office on the victim’s cause of death.
The Source: Information in this article is from Dallas Fire Rescue.