SMITH COUNTY, Texas — The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office says they have been unable to determine the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a woman in Dec.
According to officials, around 12:20 p.m., crews were called to the reports of a structure fire in the 10500 block of Rolling Oaks.
When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a house "fully engulfed" in flames.
Once crews got control of the fire, the found the body of a woman in the back of the house in a bedroom.
The victim was identified as Teresa Kent, 62.
“There has been no evidence to suggest that foul play was involved in this fire,” Brooks said. “We believe this was simply a tragic sequence of events that claimed the life of Ms. Kent.”
Fire Marshal Brooks says the case is still open pending final autopsy and toxicology results.
