Sunday, January 18, 2015

1 person dead following fatal northwestern Arkansas house fire

1 person dead following fatal northwestern Arkansas house fire





ROGERS, Ark. (AP) - One person is dead following a fatal house fire in northwestern Arkansas.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1yzGUTR ) that the fire was reported just after 6 a.m. Sunday in Rogers. Deputy Fire Chief Bryan Hinds says the caller reported that a person was still inside the house.

Hinds says that when firefighters arrived, the room the victim was in was engulfed in flames. A second person who was inside the residence when the fire started was not injured.

The name and other details about the victim were not immediately released. Property records show the house is owned by James T. Wilfong and Judy Gayle Wilfong.

Hinds says the cause of the fire is unknown and is under investigation.