Watauga

Resident Dies After Watauga House Fire

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One person died of their injuries after being trapped in a house fire in Watauga on Thursday morning, fire officials said.

Fire crews responded at about 1 a.m. where they found a home in the 6500 block of Old Mill Circle with heavy smoke and flames, officials said.

Firefighters found the trapped person and brought him outside. He later died.

He was identified by the Tarrant County medical examiner's office as 72-year-old Dale Etter Vaughan.

One person was killed after being trapped in a house fire in Watauga Thursday morning, fire officials said.

Two other residents were able to escape and were not injured, fire officials said. The fire appears to have started in the living room.

Fire units from North Richland Hills, Haltom City and Keller assisted.

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