Nixon fire leaves Smiley postmaster in critical condition

A woman is in police custody, and a man is in critical condition, following a July 14 fire in Nixon. According to Nixon police Lt. Travis Beck, fire crews responded to a structure fire in the 700 block of E. 4th St. early on July 14. First responders transported a male occupant of the home — Israel Perez, 62, the postmaster in Smiley — to San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio with severe burns, the lieutenant said. The fire also spread to an adjacent shed, which had been converted into an apartment; reports indicate the occupants and pets...

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