A 71-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman died early Thursday morning after a fire broke out at an apartment building on the city’s West Side.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office released the names of the two victims -- 71-year-old Gloria Cortez and 29-year-old Amber Cortez. They were pronounced dead following a fire in the 4700 block of Eldridge Avenue.
“They were right by the door. Both of them were unconscious and not breathing when we got here. So, CPR efforts were started for quite some time, but unfortunately they had just been exposed to too much smoke,” said Joe Arrington, SAFD spokesperson. “I woke up and came outside to check and I looked around and I smelled wood burning,” said Ruben Garcia. “We all had to come out of the apartment, then I heard about them passing away in apartment three and I was really sad about it. She was a nice person.”
“Nothing like this has ever happened here. It’s peaceful and more comfortable, we like everybody,” said Garcia.
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