Police have identified the woman who died in an early morning blaze Monday.
Graciela Letizia Marandino, 31, of 15281 Valley Stream Way in the Rippon Landing area of Woodbridge, died from smoke inhalation when her house went up in flames just before 1 a.m. Monday, Officer Erika Hernandez, Prince William police spokeswoman, said in a released statement.
Marandino’s 36-year-old husband was flown to a local hospital with serious burns. He was treated and released, Hernandez said.
Hernandez would not give his name and said the investigation is ongoing.
A volunteer firefighter who was also injured during the blaze was treated at a local hospital and was released.
This is the first fire related fatality in Prince William County in 2008. In December of last year a homeless man taking shelter in a shed on Balls Ford Road in the Manassas area was killed when the structure caught on fire, Randy Earl, Prince William Fire and Rescue spokesman said.
A man, who refused to give his name, lives with his wife next door to where the blaze occurred. In an interview Monday he said he heard a man screaming for help during the fire but never heard the woman scream.
Neighbors said Marandino was studying to become a veterinarian and worked for a vet’s office in Springfield.
She didn’t have any pets of her own, neighbors said.
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