RICHMOND, TX (Covering Katy News) - One man is dead following a Sunday morning house fire in the Grand Meadow at Parkway Lakes subdivision off Peek Road in unincorporated Richmond.
Arson investigators from the Fort Bend County Fire Marshal's Office say the 20-year-old victim set the fire.
It happened in the 6500 block of Cody Mountain Trail, near the Grand Parkway, a short distance south of the Westpark Tollway.
At about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023, the Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call, and their trucks arrived four minutes later and saw fire coming from the second floor. The fire was out by 6:44 a.m.
The body of 20-year-old Ayodele Adeyi Adenegan, was found in the second-floor bedroom where the fire originated. The flames did not spread to any other part of the house.
The victim’s grandfather and younger brother were able to escape the house without any injuries.
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The fire happened in the 6500 block of Cody Mountain Trail.