Overview
- Firefighters reached a house on Mackneal Trail in Watauga and found heavy flames before forcing entry to search for occupants.
- Crews found one person in a bedroom who was pronounced dead at the scene by authorities.
- Medics located a second victim who was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, and no condition has been released.
- The Tarrant County Fire Marshal’s Office is leading the investigation into the blaze, with Watauga fire officials involved.
- Units from North Richland Hills and Haltom City assisted Watauga, a standard mutual-aid response for major residential fires in North Texas.