Texas Dad Dies in Thanksgiving House Fire Leaving Behind Wife, 7 Kids [Video]

A Texas father has died and leaves behind eight other family members after a house fire broke out at their residence on Thanksgiving.

George Freeman died in a fire at his family’s home in Copperas Cove during the early hours of Thursday, Nov. 28, the Copperas Cove Fire Department said in a press release shared on Facebook. 

Emergency services were initially called about the blaze around 4:33 a.m. local time, per the release. 

The fire department arrived to find “fire and smoke emitting from the front and garage side” of the property, as they were told that “one resident was still in the house and was unaccounted for,” the release said.

“Upon entry, responding firefighters initiated a search for the resident while simultaneous work was performed to extinguish the fire in the home’s garage,” the fire department wrote.

“The home was heavily charged with smoke, which caused a complete loss of visibility. After …