Overview

• The fire was reported around 4 a.m. on Lifford Place near Western Hills High School, and crews arrived in about four minutes.
• Dozens of firefighters brought the blaze under control in roughly 20 minutes, and one firefighter suffered burn injuries but is expected to recover.
• A man found outside the home received emergency care and was airlifted to a burn unit, where he remains in critical condition.
• An adult woman was removed from inside the house and died at the scene, and two dogs also were found dead.
• Neighbors describe the longtime residents as an elderly couple married about 70 years, and officials say this is Fort Worth’s fourth deadly fire of the year.