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
