The Warsaw woman who perished in an early-morning fire Tuesday has been identified.
According to the Warsaw Police Deaprtment and the Kosciusko County Coroner's Office, the fire victim was Joan M. Bernstein, 52, who lived in the Walter Way Apartment Complex.
Bernstein's body was found during search and rescue efforts by Warsaw firefighters.
An autopsy will be completed at the Forensic Center at St. Joseph Hospital, Fort Wayne, this morning to determine her cause of death.
Around 3:24 a.m. Tuesday, firefighters from the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory responded to a call about an apartment fire at 653 Walter Way and saw fire coming from two apartments and through the roof of one of the apartment buildings.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Warsaw Police Department. The Kosciusko County Squad 70 Fire Investigative Team is providing assistance.
