ME's Office identifies woman killed in Bay Area fire
Mar 25, 2025
UPDATE: 3/25, 5:15 p.m.The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim of the November 2024 fire as 71-year-old Beatrice Rodriguez.ORIGINAL: 11/26, 11:56 a.m.Corpus Christi fire investigators have ruled the
fire that claimed the life of an elderly woman Wednesday was accidental.According to neighbor's surveillance video, the fire broke out around 11:18 p.m. and fire trucks arrived at the scene around 11:45 p.m.Fire Marshal Randy Paige told KRIS 6 News fire investigators believe an extension cord started the fire that killed the 71-year-old woman inside.Meanwhile, the Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has not identified the elderly fire victim. Elderly woman found dead at fatal house fire on Morgan Avenue ...read more read less