DESHA COUNTY, Ark. – One person is dead after a Friday night house fire in the town of Reed, according to the Desha County Sheriff’s Office.

According to investigators, the Desha County Central Dispatch received a 911 call Friday night concerning a fire in the 200 block of East 3rd Street.

Investigators said that fire crews from the nearby towns of Tiller and McGehee were dispatched to the home, where they were told two residents were reportedly in the home before the fire started.

One person was able to get out of the house, but investigators said a second resident was believed to still be inside.

After the fire was extinguished, both fire crews and Desha County deputies sifted through the rubble through the night.

Investigators said that at 6:16 on Saturday morning, the remains of 5

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