Two people were killed and two others suffered minor injuries in a house fire in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday morning, according to city officials.
Two people were found dead after a two-alarm house fire in Colleyville on Saturday morning, officials said.
Firefighters were called to a two-alarm blaze at about 10am at a home in the 3600 block of Sweetbriar Lane.
On arrival, crews encountered heavy flames and were informed that two occupants had already escaped, while two others remained trapped inside.
Authorities said the two people who exited the home sustained minor injuries.
One of them was transported to hospital for treatment.
Fire crews made multiple attempts to search the property as they worked to bring the fire under control. Once the blaze was extinguished, two people were found dead inside the home.
The identities of the victims have not yet been released.
However, reliable reports circulating on Tongan social media indicate that the two victims were a Tongan couple—a pastor and his wife—though this has not yet been confirmed by US authorities.
City officials have not said whether the fire was related to weather conditions, as a winter storm was moving through North Texas at the time. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
No firefighters were injured during the incident.
The news has sparked shock and grief within Tongan online communities, with many expressing condolences as they await official confirmation of the victims’ identities.