4-year old dead after Boiling Springs house fire identified

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– A 4 year-old is dead after a house fire on Thursday evening in Lexington County, say officials.

The fire happened in the Boiling Springs area of Lexington County around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14.

The Lexington County Fire Service arrived to the fire after a report of a structure fire with a possible entrapment on Peak Copper Court.

Fire officials say when firefighters arrived to the scene they found a two-story single-family home with heavy fire showing from the roof and the back of the house.

Crews then began to search the interior of the home and try to  extinguish the fire.

The fire was brought under control just before 8 p.m., says fire officials.

Officials reported that a 4-year-old boy died in the fire and that there were no other reported injuries.

The boy was identified as Lucas Ramirez Rodriguez by Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher.

An autopsy is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 18, at MUSC in Charleston.

The cause and origin of the fire are currently under investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), the State Fire Marshals Office, the Lexington County Fire Service, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.

The family is being helped by the Red Cross.