{"id":2477,"date":"2026-07-01T17:41:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2026-07-01T17:41:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T17:41:05","slug":"women-killed-in-early-morning-house-fires-south-carolina-coroners-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2477","title":{"rendered":"Women killed in early morning house fires, South Carolina coroners say"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A woman was killed Wednesday in an early morning fire at a South Carolina home, according to the Aiken County Coroner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2476\">SC man used machine gun to rob informant as federal agents watched, official says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The victim was a 73-year-old occupant of the Golf Course Road home, the coroner\u2019s office said in a news release. That\u2019s near the Graniteville area, not far from the state line separating South Carolina and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The coroner\u2019s office said it will release the name of the woman who died after DNA analysis is completed and she is positively identified.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At about 1:20 a.m., the coroner\u2019s office was called to the home in the 100 block of Golf Course Road, according to the release. The victim died at the scene from burns suffered in the fire, the coroner\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There was no word about the cause of the fire, or its point of origin, but the death continues to be investigated by the coroner\u2019s office and the Aiken County Sheriff\u2019s Office. Officials did not say if foul play is suspected.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=2475\">Lexington, West Columbia water feud has ended. Here\u2019s what a court said<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>An autopsy will be performed in Newberry, according to the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There was another deadly fire in another part of South Carolina at about the same time early Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At about 1:05 a.m., firefighters responded to a separate house fire near the Westminster area, according to the Oconee County Coroner\u2019s Office. The resident of the home at 191 Chauga Valley Road was found in a bedroom and identified as 61-year-old Kelle Renee McCracken, the Oconee County Coroner\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The cause and origin of the fire remain under investigation by SLED, the Oconee County Sheriff\u2019s Department and Oconee Fire Emergency Services, and an autopsy will be performed, according to the coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>         BEHIND THE STORY     <\/h3>\n<p>             MORE          <\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>This is a breaking news story<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>In a breaking news situation, facts can be unclear and the situation may still be developing. The State is trying to get important information to the public as quickly and accurately as possible. This story will be updated as more information becomes available, and some information in this story may change as the facts become clearer. 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