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Mar 9, 2021 1:36 PM EST
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Kershaw County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of two individuals who died as a result of a house fire on Lyttleton Street.
On March 5 at approximately 8 p.m., the Camden Fire Department and Camden Police Department say they were dispatched to 505 Lyttleton Street for reports of a residence on fire. On the scene, officials say they discovered the house fully involved with the fire and the roof had collapsed. Authorities say one resident, Julia Riley, was outside the home and being held back by bystanders preventing her from going back into the residence. Officials say firefighters were able to get Avery Smullen out of the residence, but he succumbed to his injuries shortly after. Once in the residence, firefighters say they found Jeannetta Richardson deceased.
Two people killed in Kershaw County house fire
Two people killed in Kershaw County house fire By Laurel Mallory | March 6, 2021 at 1:09 PM EST - Updated March 6 at 7:00 PM
CAMDEN, S.C. (WIS) - Two people died in a house fire in downtown Camden on Friday night, officials said.
The fire happened around 8 p.m. on Lyttleton Street, which is off Bull Street near Broad Street.
When the Camden Fire Department arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters were told one person had gotten out, but two people were still inside the home.
Crews rescued a man from the house and rushed him to the hospital. Sadly, he was pronounced dead when they arrived.
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