An Aiken woman has died from injuries suffered in a Wednesday morning fire that also killed her mother, authorities said.
Concetta Spann, 35, was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon at Doctors Hospital in Augusta from injuries sustained in the house fire that also claimed the life of her mother, 65-year-old Sylvia Spann.
Several children were able to escape the flames early Wednesday, but the two victims were trapped inside and later pulled out by Aiken firefighters.
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Aiken Public Safety firefighters arrived around 12:25 a.m. Wednesday at 1338 Aldrich Street in Aiken and were told about the relatives still inside. They entered a window and located the mother and daughter inside a bedroom. After being removed from the home, Sylvia Spann was pronounced dead on the scene, Coroner Darryl Ables said.
Her daughter was transported to Doctors Hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to her injuries Thursday, the coroner said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
Greg Rickabaugh is the Jail Report contributor for The Augusta Press. Reach him at greg.rickabaugh@theaugustapress.com
