80-year-old Midlands man dies after Monday night house fire

An 80-year-old man died Monday night following a house fire in Sumter.

According to Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker, Herbert Follin, 80, died at Prisma Health Tuomey hospital after the blaze. An autopsy was set for Tuesday morning at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

A release from the coroner’s office said the fire happened at about 8 p.m. Monday night in the 1800 Block of Follin Drive in Sumter. That’s about 5 miles west of U.S. Route 15.

The Sumter Fire Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s Department and Sumter County Coroner’s Office are investigating, according to Baker.

This story was originally published March 22, 2022 at 11:25 AM.

Chris Trainor

The State

Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.