Teen Killed in Early Morning House Fire

SMITH COUNTY — One person has been killed, another injured following an early Sunday morning house fire in Smith County. KETK reports the fire began just before 6:00 at a mobile home on Peaceful Acres West, off State Park Highway. The Fire Marshal’s Office says three people were inside the house at the time of the fire, a man, a woman, and their 18-year-old grandson, identified as Allan Macias. The woman reportedly woke up to find smoke coming from her grandson’s room. She then woke her husband, who tried to rescue their grandson. However, in doing so he suffered serious burns on his arms, hands, and face.

Unsuccessful, the two then ran out of the house before it become engulfed. Fire crews were able to contain the blaze before it spread to nearby mobile homes, but the grandson couldn’t be saved. His body has been recovered from the debris. The grandfather has been taken to a Dallas area hospital, and is being treated for third degree burns. The grandmother was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. Investigators say it will be hard to determine what sparked the fire due to the amount of damage caused by the flames. Further information wasn’t immediately available.