ROCK HILL, S.C. — The bodies of a man and girl were found inside a home that caught fire overnight on Deas Street off Cherry Road in Rock Hill, officials said.
Firefighters, the Rock Hill Police Department, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating the fire that extinguished on its own.
The fire call came in at about 7:30 a.m. Friday.
Channel 9′s Tina Terry asked if the two people who died as a result of the fire.
“The coroner is here,” said Deputy Chief of Operations Trey Hovis, Rock Hill Fire Department. “They are going to do their investigation to find out all the details on that, so we don’t have any details as far as what the cause of death was.”
Late Friday, Channel 9 learned that one of the victims was a third-grade student at Ebinport Elementary School.
“It is with deep sorrow that we share the tragic news of the loss of one of our beloved third-grade students. Our hearts are broken for Samiya Roseborough’s family and her Eagle family during this unimaginable time,” Rock Hill Schools said in a statement.
The girl’s father was also killed in the fire.
There was no foul play expected, according to the preliminary investigation.
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