Man dies in Arlington house fire
On August 24, 2023, at around 3:00am, the Arlington Fire Department responded to the report of a kitchen fire with a trapped adult and dog at a house on White Oak Lane.
Truck 1, Engine 1, and Engine 4 arrived to find a one-story residential home with smoke emitting from the front door. The first arriving unit received confirmation from the parents that their son was still inside the home. The fire response was upgraded to a second alarm because of this report.
One adult male victim was located inside a bedroom and rescued by Truck 1 and Engine 1 crews operating inside the structure. Emergency medical care was initiated at the scene and continued during transport to a local medical facility. Unfortunately he was pronounced deceased at a local hospital.
As a precaution, the mother and father of the victim also received transport to a local medical facility.
Crews extinguished the fire and located a dog that was deceased at the scene.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
