Floating lantern suspected of igniting fire that destroyed two Mesquite homes near Bruton and Peachtree; no injuries.

Floating lanterns that drifted in from outside the neighborhood are being blamed for a two-alarm fire Thursday night that ...

Two Mesquite homes were destroyed in a fire investigators say was likely sparked by floating lanterns released nearby.

Investigators say a lantern from an unknown location became tangled in a tree, dropping burning fuel that ignited the blaze.

An airborne floating lantern is believed to be the cause of a massive residential fire that destroyed two homes Friday night, ...

On March 5, 2026, at approximately 8 p.m., the Mesquite Fire Department responded to reports of a residential structure fire ...

The Mesquite Fire Department believes a floating lantern caused a major fire that spread and destroyed two homes. It happened in a neighborhood near Bruton and Peachtree Roads around 8 p.m. Thursday.