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Four people, including a 4-year-old child and 7-month-old baby, died in a South Carolina house fire on Oct. 26

The fire victims in Gaffney “appeared to have been trying to escape through a window when they were overcome by smoke,” according to a Cherokee County coroner

The fire broke out while one of the victims was "attempting to refuel a kerosene heater," the coroner said

Four people, including two young children, died while trying to escape a house fire in upstate South Carolina — while another person escaped.

In the early morning on Sunday, Oct. 26, a fire broke out at a residence in Gaffney, and Kathy Shippy made it out of the blaze, Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler said in a news release obtained by PEOPLE.

As the fire spread at the one-story home, Kathy repor

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