One dead after explosion, fire at Beaumont home Thursday morning

BEAUMONT, Texas — A 57-year-old Beaumont man is dead following an explosion and fire early Thursday morning at a home in Beaumont.

City of Beaumont firefighters responded at about 4 a.m. Thursday to a home within the 2100 block of Rusk St. in line with dispatch data.

An explosion and fire destroyed the home in line with a Beaumont Fire Department spokesperson.

John Allen Hall, 57, of Beaumont, who was contained in the home at the time of the fire was taken by ambulance to a Beaumont hospital the place he later died in line with a news launch from the Beaumont Police Department.

As of 10:30 a.m. firefighters and investigators have been nonetheless within the scene.

The wooden body home seemed to be fully destroyed.

A neighbor instructed 12News {that a} second home subsequent door additionally caught fire and had heavy smoke and water harm.

Detectives from the Beaumont Police Department are aiding fire investigators to analyze the fire and Hall’s dying. 

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From a Beaumont Police Department news launch…

On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 4:01 a.m., Beaumont Police responded to a residence within the 2100 block of Rusk in reference to aiding Beaumont Fire Rescue with a home fire name.

A sufferer who was contained in the residence at the time of the fire was transported to a neighborhood hospital the place he later died. The sufferer has been recognized as John Allen Hall a 57 12 months outdated Beaumont resident. Beaumont Fire Investigators are working with BPD Detectives to analyze the incident.

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