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

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	For all of our friends that give so much for others and get so little back... standing in chest deep water,freezing rain falling and stinging as it hits the exposed parts of my body. Holding her head above water to keep her from drowning until rescue could get there to cut her free--- BUT I'M JUST AN…

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Well the new year is upon us, hope it brings lots of exciting things. Spent New Years Eve in the arms of my Baby so how could it go wrong! Worked a 24 hour shift New Years Day. We were very busy with all the normal calls, chest pain, pain all over and of course multiple psych pts. It was all in all a good day. Nobody died in my truck and that is always a good thing. Started off with a new partner as well. Looks like it will be a very busy year as usual, but not gonna let anything get me down.… Continue

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EMS CALLS:
Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 43 calls Thursday, including 31 medical calls, eight motor vehicle wrecks, two falls and two other traumas