Overview
- Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call around 5 a.m. Tuesday at a one-story house in the 1700 block of South Marsalis Avenue.
- Crews reported no visible flames or smoke on arrival, forced entry, and found a fire that appeared to have burned out on its own.
- Firefighters discovered an unresponsive man with severe burn injuries inside the home, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Dallas Police homicide detectives and the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office are handling the identification and cause-of-death determinations.
- Firefighters knocked down remaining hot spots and declared the fire out at 5:24 a.m., while the origin and cause remain under investigation.