GARLAND — One person died and another was injured in a raging fire late Friday night.
It started in a four-unit residence on Intrepid Drive, near Northwest Highway and Arrowhead Circle, around 11 o'clock.
"Three different buildings were involved," said Garland Fire Department spokesman Merrill Balanciere.
Winds fueled the flames in the direction of two other structures, both duplexes. One of those homes was heavily damaged, Balanciere said.
Sandra Green, 65, died in the fire in the first residence. A man who suffered first-degree burns inside the fourplex was taken to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Garland for treatment, but his life is not in danger.
"Often, fires like this, the person that's home doesn't even know the house is on fire," Balanciere said. "It goes undetected until the fire breaks through the roof, and maybe a neighbor or someone notifies them."
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
