A man was found dead Wednesday morning in the Midland area of Pierce County after fire crews extinguished a tent fire behind a home, according to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue.
Fire crews were dispatched shortly after 10 a.m. to the 9900 block of 15th Avenue Court East, the fire department said in a post on X. That is a few blocks west of Portland Avenue.
When firefighters arrived, they found an active tent fire behind a single-family home, according to the post. After the fire was put out, crews found a man dead inside the tent. Brianna Stenstrom, a spokesperson for the fire department, confirmed the victim was an adult male…