Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

Coroner ID’s victim in Thursday night fire

The Clark County Coroner’s Office has identified the 64-year-old woman whose bedroom caught fire Thursday night.

Las Vegas resident Bertha Castro Pichardo was found unconscious and fully clothed in her bathtub when firefighters arrived to put out a fire in her bedroom at 704 Wilson Ave.

Firefighters removed Pichardo from the home and put out the flames in less than one minute, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski.

Pichardo was transported to University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

The cause and manner of her death are still pending.

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