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SC man found dead after Lexington County fire over the weekend. SLED investigating

A man died in a house fire in West Columbia S.C., over Labor Day weekend.
A man died in a house fire in West Columbia S.C., over Labor Day weekend. Getty Images

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has identified a man killed in a West Columbia house fire over the weekend.

Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the man as 65-year-old Victor Emerson Jones.

Jones was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire in the 100 block of Howitzer Circle, near Columbia Metropolitan Airport, just after 11 p.m. Saturday, according to the coroner’s office.

Additional details about the fire were not immediately available. The State has reached out to the West Columbia Fire Department.

An autopsy is scheduled for Sept. 6 at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

The incident remains under investigation by the Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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Alexa Jurado
The State
Alexa Jurado is a news reporter for The State covering Lexington County and Richland County schools. She previously wrote about the University of South Carolina and contributes to this coverage. A Chicago suburbs native, Alexa graduated from Marquette University and previously wrote for publications in Illinois and Wisconsin. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Milwaukee Press Club and the South Carolina Press Association.
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