3-alarm fire damages Fort Worth mansion and injures firefighter, officials say
A large mansion-style home caught fire Wednesday morning after a possible lightning strike, according to the Fort Worth Fire Department.
Crews responded to the house in the 6900 block of Sanctuary Heights Road, in southwest Fort Worth near Benbrook Lake, about 8 a.m. May 28, the Fire Department said.
The fire was being fed by broken gas lines inside the house, and a partial roof collapse sent firefighters out of the home, officials said. Because of the home’s size, fire crews called a second alarm.
Fire crews sounded a third alarm after a firefighter fell through an elevator shaft and called mayday, the department said. Other firefighters found him and brought him outside the home.
Ninety firefighters worked for two hours to fully contain the fire, officials said. One firefighter was injured.
An investigation is continuing to confirm the cause of the fire.
This story was originally published May 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM.
