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Medical examiner identifies husband, wife in deadly Cindy Circle house fire
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A married couple died during a house fire on Cindy Circle last week, according to the Tidewater Regional Medical Examiner's Office.
The Newport News Fire Department (NNFD) says medical examiners confirmed that 70-year-old Guillermo Rocha and 73-year-old Nancy Rocha died on Friday after a fire engulfed their home on Cindy Circle.
NNFD says crews responded around 1:55 a.m. At the scene, crews began fire suppression and search-and-rescue operations.
Watch previous coverage: Husband and wife die in Newport News house fire'Devastating:' Husband and wife die in Newport News house fireNNFD says five adults lived in the Cindy Circle home, and three residents escaped during the fire.
"Chief Wesley Rogers and the NNFD extends its deepest condolences to the Rocha family, their loved ones, and the entire Cindy Circle community during this difficult time," NNFD said in a statement sent to News 3.