Woman who died in fire identified

ST. PETERSBURG -- Authorities have identified the woman who died in a house fire on Feb. 23 as Patricia McMin, a 58-year-old woman with a history of mental illness.

Authorities have said it appeared McMin's death in her home at 1137 55th Ave. N was a suicide. They found gas cans and petroleum inside the home, and said the doors were padlocked from the inside.

- Abhi Raghunathan, Times staff writer