MARTIN COUNTY CORONER SAID DEADLY FIRE HAPPENED PREDAWN IN THE PILGRIM AREA OF THE COUNTY
APRIL 28, 2024 – written by WADE QUEEN
A woman has died after a house fire in Martin County early Sunday morning, according to the Martin County Coroner’s office.
Martin County Coroner Chris Todd identified the victim as Mary E. Jude, 61, of Pilgrim, Kentucky.
Chris Todd said the fire happened on Meathouse Road in the Pilgrim community just before sunrise. Mary Jude was pronounced dead at around 7:01 A.M. Sunday morning.
Mary Jude’s body will be taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, Todd said.
The cause of the house fire remains under investigation, but according to Chris Todd, the area had experienced an electricity outage.
