Lexington County woman killed in house fire identified by coroner
The overnight house fire that killed a 91-year-old woman is under investigation, Lexington County officials said.
Delories Stone Rauch died of fire-related injuries in the blaze that happened at about 7 p.m. Monday, Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Tuesday.
The fire was at Rauch’s home in the 300 block of Chickasaw Trail, Lexington County officials said. That’s in Gilbert, about a mile from U.S. 1/Augusta Highway and Cease Farms.
When members of the Lexington County Fire Service and EMS responded to the blaze, they found heavy smoke coming from the home, according to the tweet.
After entering the home and extinguishing the flames, firefighters found Rauch, officials said. Although the firefighters provided aid, she died at the scene.
Rauch was the only resident of the home, according to Fisher.
Information on what caused the fire, or where it started, was not available but is being investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Lexington County officials said it is standard for SLED to lead investigations into all fatal fires.
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This story was originally published November 17, 2020 at 7:18 AM.
