A house fire on Green Hollow Drive in Grand Prairie killed two people early Saturday morning, after firefighters arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames with its roof visibly collapsing. One firefighter suffered minor injuries during the response and was hospitalized before later being released.
The Grand Prairie Fire Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 3600 block of Green Hollow Drive just before 5 a.m., according to CBS News Texas. Authorities said reports at the time indicated two people were trapped inside the house as fire crews raced to the scene.
When firefighters arrived, the home was already engulfed in flames, and the roof was visibly collapsing, the station reported. Crews managed to locate a man inside and pulled him out through a window, according to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Woman Found Dead as Walls Began to Give Way
A woman was later found inside the home and pronounced dead at the scene, the Grand Prairie Fire Department reported. As crews continued working the blaze, the home's structural integrity failed and its walls started to collapse, forcing firefighters to evacuate, per the same account from CBS News Texas.
One firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries sustained during the response but has since been released, the station noted. Neither of the two victims had been publicly identified as of the report's publication, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Case Adds to a String of Deadly North Texas House Fires
The Grand Prairie deaths follow a string of fatal house fires that have hit North Texas communities in recent months. A fire on Lake Country Drive in Parker County killed a mother and two children in August, with firefighters finding two victims inside before locating a third, according to NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, which reported that the fire marshal was investigating that blaze. Separate reporting from Firehouse identified the victims' father as a firefighter who was at work for Sacred Cross EMS when the blaze claimed his wife and two sons.
No further details on the victims, the cause of the Grand Prairie fire, or the firefighter's specific injuries have been released. Investigators have not said when the cause determination is expected to be complete.
