Woman’s body found in house fire that severely injured her daughter, SC officials say
A woman is dead and her daughter is in critical condition following an early-morning house fire, the Aiken County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday.
Sylvia Spann, a 64-year-old Aiken resident, died at the scene, Coroner Darryl Ables said.
Emergency officials responded to a structure fire at 1338 Aldrich St. at about 12:25 a.m., according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety. That’s near the intersection of U.S. 1 and Rutland Drive, about a mile from Aiken High School.
Firefighters were told that two family members, Spann and her daughter, were still inside the home, Ables said.
Both were located inside a bedroom, and after being removed from the home, Spann was pronounced dead, Ables said.
The department of public safety said her daughter suffered severe injuries. She was taken to an area hospital and is in critical condition, according to Ables.
No other injuries were reported.
An autopsy will be conducted in Newberry to determine Spann’s cause of death, Ables said.
Information about how long it took to extinguish the fire was not available.
There was no word on the cause of the fire, or its point of origin, but it is being investigated by the department of public safety and coroner’s office.
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This story was originally published January 25, 2023 at 9:44 AM.
