TEXARKANA, Texas - An elderly man died in a fire that destroyed two homes early Tuesday morning in the 2000 block of Olive Street.
Texarkana, Texas, Fire Department investigators found the man's remains in one of the two houses. All eight residents of the other, including six children, escaped unharmed.
Branda Hope said her son was awake at about 3 a.m. when he noticed light from the flames next door. He woke everyone in the house, including Hope's grandmother, Janet Hope, and they escaped.
Texarkana, Texas, Police Department officers were first to arrive at the other house, the first to catch fire, but were unable to enter because of the intense fire's heat.
TTFD crews remained on the scene at 6:30 a.m., continuing to douse the remains of both homes with water.
This story will be updated.
