The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating the fire death of a Wagener man.
Around 1:21 a.m. Monday, Dec. 26, fire crews responded to a house fire in the 7000 block of Wagener Road in Wagener with a report of a person who was still inside the home. After the fire was extinguished, the victim was found in a back bedroom and pronounced dead on the scene, Coroner Darryl Ables said.
Due to thermal injuries, the victim has not been positively identified and will be autopsied Thursday morning in Newberry, the coroner said.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
