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The Greenwood County Lawton Street house fire
DevelopingNext check Nov 3: Any coroner update on cause and manner of death, or an incident-specific fire-service account establishing response details and the status of the fire-cause inquiry.
Where it stands
Mary Frances Thompson, 72, died after a fire at her Lawton Street home in Greenwood County on Nov. 2, 2026. Her cause and manner of death remain under investigation; the reports do not say that the investigation or immediate response has concluded.
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The story so far
Update 1
One woman dies after Greenwood County house fire; cause unresolved
The coroner identified Mary Frances Thompson, 72, following the Lawton Street fire. Her cause and manner of death remain under investigation; what started the fire is also unresolved.
History
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Who's involved
Places
- Lawton StreetLawton Street, Greenwood, SC 29649, United States of America1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
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Index-Journalindexjournal.com3First
- First reported
- Coroner identifies person who died after fire. Two injured, several dogs killed in early-morning Greenwood house fire | News | indexjournal.com
- Greenwood City Fire Department - Structure Fire 120 Elliott Street.pdf | | indexjournal.com
- SLED: "Has not opened another investigation and has no plans to" | News | indexjournal.com
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Greenwood County, SCgreenwoodcounty-sc.gov2
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Cedar Newscedarnews.net1
digitalfirehouse.com1
greenvillecounty.org1
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greenwoodcountylibrary.org1
South Carolina Volunteer Firefightersscvolunteerfire.org1