Coroner identifies 2nd person who died in Washington County house fire
The second victim in a Washington County structure fire Tuesday has been identified.
Coroner S. Timothy Warco identified the second victim as Kimberly Montes DeOca, 39.
Warco said the coroner’s office has “exhausted all attempts to locate and notify” DeOca’s family. Warco is asking anyone who may have information about her family to contact the office at 724-228-6785.
The first victim was identified as Kenneth Guy III, 39.
The fire at 165 E. Katherine Ave. was reported at 6:05 a.m. Tuesday.
DeOca’s death is pending autopsy and investigation, the coroner’s office said.
The fire is under investigation by Washington city police.
Megan Swift is a TribLive reporter covering trending news in Western Pennsylvania. A Murrysville native, she joined the Trib full time in 2023 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Daily Collegian at Penn State. She previously worked as a Jim Borden Scholarship intern at the Trib for three summers. She can be reached at mswift@triblive.com.
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