Bastrop, Tx–A third death in connection with a residential fire was recorded in Bastrop County early Thursday. Firefighters and law enforcement officials responded to a structure fire reported at 2:49 a.m. in the 300 block of Ponderosa Loop, off Texas 21 east of Bastrop.
The travel trailer was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, and the fire was spreading into nearby woods, said Bastrop volunteer firefighter Rick Snell.
A statement released later in the day by the sheriff’s department said a body was subsequently found “within the remains (of the trailer).” Snell said the body, possibly a woman, was outside the structure.
The office of the State Fire Marshall has joined the investigation, according to the sheriff’s department statement. The victim was not immediately identified.
Another source, who asked not to be identified because the case remains under investigation, said there is some suspicion that the fire might have been intended to obscure evidence of a homicide.
The sheriff’s department press release said more information “will be released as it becomes available.”
On June 27 an elderly couple died when fire destroyed their home in the 400 block of FM 969.
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