ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities say two people died in a mobile home fire in Orangeburg County on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the Orangeburg County Fire District said that the fire happened around 2 a.m. in the 400 block of Carolina Avenue. The South Carolina State Fire office said that the victims were two men who were 23 and 31 years old.
Orangeburg County Fire District said that seven other family members were also displaced and that the fire is still under investigation. However, no foul play is suspected.
State Fire officials list the most probable cause as heating. The agency also reports that these are the 87th and 88th fire fatalities reported in South Carolina in 2022 and the result of the 78th deadly fire incident.