One Man Found Dead Following Moncrief House Fire, Police Say
I woke up to the sound of sirens echoing through Moncrief on Sunday morning — the kind that make you pause and hope it isn’t someone you know. Around 7:30 a.m., firefighters rushed to a small home on West 26th Street, near Spires Avenue. By the time the smoke settled, a man was gone.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department did what they do best — moved fast, contained the fire, and went in to search. Inside, they found the body of a man. His name hasn’t been released yet, but what we know is enough to shake a community that’s seen its share of heartbreak.
If you live around Moncrief, you know these houses — old wood frames, narrow rooms, power lines crisscrossing above. Fires here spread quickly, often before anyone realizes what’s happening. It’s painful, but it’s real…