By Crash News Writer 
Belton, SC (October 5, 2026) – A 73-year-old woman died after a house fire in Belton early Sunday morning. The fire was reported around 12:40 a.m. on October 4 at a home on Locke Road.
Emergency crews responded after Anderson County 911 received a report of a structure fire. Firefighters entered the home and pulled a woman from the residence. The victim, identified by the Anderson County Coroner’s Office as Georgia Wilson, 73, died at the scene.
According to the coroner’s office, investigators determined that Wilson had been smoking while lying in bed when the bed caught fire. Her cause of death was determined to be smoke inhalation, and her death was ruled accidental.
The Anderson County Coroner’s Office and Anderson County Fire Department Arson Unit continue to investigate the fatal fire.
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This article is based on initial information released by authorities and may be updated if investigators release additional findings.
- Georgia Wilson, 73, was identified as the woman who died in the fire.
- The coroner determined that Wilson died from smoke inhalation.
- Authorities reported that the fire began after bedding caught fire while Wilson was smoking in bed.
- The death was ruled accidental, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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