A man died in a house fire early Sunday morning, the first fire death in over a decade for the Mansfield Fire Department.
According to Jeff Smith, assistant chief, firefighters responded to the 1700 block of Country Crest Lane at 2:34 a.m. Sunday.
When crews arrived, they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. Firefighters conducted a rapid search and found an adult male inside. They transported him to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Units from Arlington and Kennedale fire arrived to assist as the blaze turned into a 2-alarm fire.
The fire was extinguished with no injuries to firefighters. According to Smith, there were was no one else inside the home.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the victim Sunday afternoon as 43-year-old Daniel Ecord.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
