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Two dead in house fire in Graniteville

Date: December 03, 2024
By Greg Rickabaugh

Two individuals were found dead following a house fire on Taylor Pond Road in Graniteville late Sunday night.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office responded to the scene at 11:54 p.m. Sunday. The victims were pronounced deceased at 1:08 a.m. Monday. Their identities have not yet been released, pending positive identification and notification of next-of-kin.

An autopsy will be performed in Newberry, South Carolina, to determine the cause and manner of death, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a press release.

The Aiken County Coroner’s Office and the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the fire.

This is a developing story. Further details will be provided as they become available.

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The Author

Greg Rickabaugh is an award-winning crime reporter in the Augusta-Aiken area with experience writing for The Augusta Chronicle and serving as publisher of The Jail Report. He also owns AugustaCrime.com. Rickabaugh is a 1994 graduate of the University of South Carolina and has appeared on several crime documentaries on the Investigation Discovery channel. He is married with two daughters.

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