Fire marshal investigating fatal fire near Lindale

TYLER — The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office announced Monday that an investigation into a fatality house fire near Lindale continues. Firefighters from Lindale, Dixie, and Van Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the fire on FM 849 Sunday morning. A passersby reported heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the home around 9 a.m. Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks says, an off-duty firefighter from another area drove by and helped an elderly woman out of the home. Firefighters found a deceased male in his 50’s on the second floor of the home. His name is not being released at this time pending official identification. Officials are investigating the origin and cause of the fire.