House fire claims boy



4-year-old dies in blaze thought to be ignited by heater





Keith Gedamke / The Item

A Friday night fire at 409 Loring Drive claimed the life of 4-year-old Nashawn Spencer. Authorities think the blaze may have been started by a faulty space heater.











By JOE PERRY

Item Staff Writer

jperry@theitem.com



A 4-year-old boy died Friday night in a Loring Drive house fire, and a faulty heater may be… Continue

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One Person Killed, Another Injured after Sumter Accident Sumter County (WLTX) -- One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after they were hit by a truck while walking near Sumter, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Troopers say the accident happened just before 8 p.m. Thursday night on Highway 378. Officials with the Highway Patrol says that a flatbed truck hit the two pedestrians while driving 45 miles an hour. One person was pronounced dead, and the other victim was… Continue

EMS CALLS:
Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 56 calls Sunday, including 40 medical calls, two assaults, two motor vehicle wrecks, three falls, one heat/cold call, six other traumas, one cardiac arrest and one fire standby.

FIRE CALLS:
The Sumter Fire Department responded to seven calls Sunday, including one medical call, five false alarms and one other call