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Retired Texas firefighter dies in house fire

The 74-year-old firefighter has not been identified yet; he retired in December

The Bay Area Citizen — ABC13

NASSAU BAY, Texas — A house fire in Nassau Bay claimed the life of a 74-year-old man on Saturday. A woman escaped the fire with minor injuries.

Nassau Bay Firefighters were called out to the house on Saxony Lane at about 10:15 a.m. Minutes later, first units arrived to find fire and smoke coming from the one-story house. Webster, Seabrook and Forest Bend Fire Departments were called in to help battle the blaze.

Firefighters discovered a deceased male inside the house. The man has not been identified, but according to Nassau Bay officials, he was a retired Nassau Bay firefighter and had only just retired in December.

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