KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal fire which occurred early Friday morning and claimed the life of a 54-year-old man.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The Kaufman County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal fire which occurred early Friday morning and claimed the life of a 54-year-old man.
At 4:03 a.m., on Friday, January 16, 2015, the Kaufman Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire in the 5900 block of House Lane which is located off U.S. Highway 175 west of Kaufman, Texas.
The 911 caller stated their dad was in a bed which was on fire. Upon arrival of firefighters, the fire had been extinguished by family members but the man, identified as 54-year-old Roger Green Sr., had sustained severe burn injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, Kaufman County Fire Marshal Randy Richards told inForney.com.
Green’s body was taken to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science in Dallas County where an autopsy will be performed to determine the exact cause of death.
“The exact cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Kaufman County Fire Marshal's Office,” stated Richards.
