Firefighters battle house fire in Merkel

Erica Garner

May 24, 2024 at 11:01 AM

MERKEL, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Firefighters battled a Merkel house fire Friday morning.

A home on the 200 block of Marion Street in caught fire around 9:00 a.m.

Thankfully, residents told KTAB and KRBC they were not home when someone reported seeing smoke from the house.

By the time first responders arrived on scene, it was fully engulfed in flames.

No cause has been determined, but this fire is still under investigation.

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