PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (CPFR) says a person was found dead inside a tent after it caught fire in Midland on Wednesday morning.
Around 10 a.m., crews responded to a single-family home near 15th Avenue Court East and 99th Street East to reports of a tent on fire behind the home.
After the fire was put out, one person was found dead inside the tent, according to CPFR.
Their cause of death is not known.