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

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

Fire officials determined the probable cause was airborne floating lanterns believed to have been released from the Balch Springs or southeast Dallas area.

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

MESQUITE, Texas — Two Mesquite homes were destroyed by a fire believed to be caused by a floating lantern on March 5, officials said in a press release. The Mesquite Fire Department responded to ...