Fire that started at Stripes gas station an act of arson, investigators say

According to the Corpus Christi Fire Brigade, a man died of violent injuries in a fire on July 29 at a Stripes gas station at South Padre Island Drive.

The arson inspectors, according to the written statement of the fire chief Juan “Tony” Perez, based on evidence of the fire at the scene, witness interviews and security camera images from the 7-Eleven market nearby.

Bexar County medical practice by Santos Ligues described by the man, early in the morning of August 3, Brooke Army Medical Center succumbed to their injuries.

The inspectors are further examining the details of the commercial fire fired at the station on the 5939 South Padre Island Drive.

According to a episode news bulletin, Corpus Christi police department officers, at 17:23, responded to the call for a fire.

The first intervention teams came at 17:44 and found a vehicle and accelerator pumps in flames under one of the awnings and the wounded man in the parking lot, Brandon Wade, the chief of fire.

The first crew of the firefighters immediately headed to the wounded man, and the other pulled a hose line to extinguish the vehicle fire.

Medical officials first took him to the Mr. Area Medical Center. However, an ambulance then said that he transferred him to the hospital burned unit in San Antonio because of the seriousness of his burns.

Perez said that the department gathered statements from witnesses and that the victim was talking to family members to compile a report that explains the cause of the fire at the end of the last week and during the weekend.

He said that his family was believed to be from San Antonio.

Corpus Christi Police Department did not respond to the request request.

This article was initially published in Corpus Christi Caller Times: Corpus Christi Fire Brigade Gas Station Says that the fire is deliberate