Man dead from Holly Springs overnight house fire after family wakes up to explosion

One man died in a house fire in Holly Springs on Friday morning.

Fire Chief LeRoy Smith confirmed a person died from the fire on Easton Street. The victim was identified as Frankie Carl Richardson. He was 75 years old.

Multiple fire trucks responded to the home, which was fully engulfed in flames. The cause of the fire is not known.

Smith said there were several people inside the home at the time of the fire, which started around 3:45 a.m. The others were able to get out of the house in time after hearing a loud explosion. 

There were six people, including four children, were in the house. They had lived in the home for around 11 years. 

“They were unable to locate the victim, eventually he was found on a continued search in an addition off to the left side of the house,” Smith said.