Coroner identifies 4-year-old girl killed in Clinton apartment complex fire A 4-year-old child was killed in a Sunday morning fire at the Landau Apartments, according to officials in Laurens County. (Source: WYFF) By Riley Bean | December 21, 2020 at 5:52 AM EST - Updated December 21 at 2:25 PM
CLINTON, S.C. (WYFF) - A 4-year-old child was killed in a Sunday morning apartment complex fire, according to officials in Laurens County.
Deputy Coroner Rodney Hartsell identified the victim as Madison Jeter, age 4.
The fire happened around 5:45 a.m. Sunday at the Landau Apartments on South Broad Street in Clinton.
Clinton Fire Chief Phillip Russell said they arrived to find flames at the 8-unit apartment complex, and made several attempts to get to the second floor of the complex, where Jeter was trapped.