One person, four pets dead in Canyon house fire Tuesday night

CANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Canyon Police Department reported one person, 60-year-old Theunis DeBruin, died at the scene of a Tuesday night fire at a home in the 1200 block of Ninth Avenue.

According to officials, the Canyon Fire Department and Canyon police responded to the 1200 block of Ninth Avenue at around 11 p.m. on Tuesday after reports of a fire, and found a home showing “heavy fire” at the scene.

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Firefighters entered the home while fighting the fire and removed DeBruin. While lifesaving measures were initiated, according to officials, DeBruin was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other humans were present at the time, though officials noted four pets also died during the fire…

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