Elderly Couple Found Dead in South Carolina Home with Heater Reaching 1,000 Degrees Fahrenheit
An elderly couple was tragically discovered dead in their home in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with their heater reaching extraordinarily high temperatures. According to a police report, officers and medics responded to a welfare check at the couple’s residence and found them deceased in the bedroom. The home was described as “extremely hot” when emergency personnel entered.
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The report revealed that the man was found lying face up on the bed, unclothed, while the woman was slouched on a chair next to the bed. Firefighters who arrived at the scene noted that the heater was so hot that it appeared as if the basement was on fire. A temperature reading of over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded on the heater itself.
Family members informed the police that both the heater and hot water were not working, causing concern as the elderly couple struggled with health issues and were unable to move around easily. They attempted to fix the issue by fiddling with the wire connected to the hot water heater, and once the pilot light turned on, they left the home.
The victims have been identified as 82-year-old Glennwood Fowler and 84-year-old Joan Littlejohn. There were no signs of foul play at the scene, and initial investigations did not indicate carbon monoxide poisoning. However, further tests will be conducted to determine the cause of death.
This tragic incident follows recent similar cases, including the discovery of a deceased couple and their teenage daughter in their Massachusetts mansion and the finding of a hoarding couple and 150 starving cats in their New York home.
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The Spartanburg County Coroner, Rusty Clevenger, expressed hope that evaluations of the heater would provide insight into what caused it to reach such extreme temperatures. The investigation into the couple’s death is ongoing, and results may take several weeks to determine.
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