TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A person was found dead after a house fire Monday morning on Thornridge Lane in Tallahassee.
At about 10:09 a.m. on Sept. 8, the Tallahassee Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire after a caller reported the home was fully engulfed. Firefighters arrived in about five minutes and found heavy fire coming through the roof of a single-story home, prompting crews to immediately begin a fire attack.
Primary and secondary searches were completed, and one person was located dead near the front doorway of the home. During the incident, a portion of the roof collapsed.
The fire was brought under control, and the cause remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
The Tallahassee Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Leon County EMS, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, Bradfordville Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Talquin Electric Cooperative and the State Fire Marshal’s Office.