Baby dies after fire at South Carolina residence

A 1-year-old child died in a South Carolina house fire early Monday morning.

At midnight, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 700 block of Railroad Ave. in the Hartsville area of Darlington County because of a structure fire.

Fire Department crews recovered a 1-year-old child from the residence, according to Lt. Robert Kilgo. The child was transported to an area hospital where it died.

Neither the child’s name nor a cause of death has been released.

The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, and SLED has been requested to assist.

This story was originally published December 4, 2017 at 4:31 PM with the headline "Baby dies after fire at South Carolina residence."