LANCASTER COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A six-year-old girl has died following a house fire Wednesday morning in the Pleasant Hill area of Lancaster County.
At approximately 8:19 a.m. on April 16, a patrol deputy with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office observed smoke and located a house on fire on Old Camden Highway. Simultaneously, Lancaster County Public Safety Communications received 911 calls reporting the fire.
Firefighters from Lancaster County Fire-Rescue and the Elgin, Rich Hill, and Heath Springs fire departments responded and extinguished the fire. The girl was found inside the home and transported to a nearby medical facility, where she was pronounced dead.
No other injuries were reported, and the home sustained heavy damage.
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Due to the age of the victim, the SLED child fatality unit is involved in a joint investigation with the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death through its investigation. An autopsy has been scheduled.
The identity of the young girl has not yet been released.
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Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 (Option 4) or submit tips online at www.p3tips.com/983.
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