Crime & Safety

Man, 65, Killed in West Columbia Apartment Fire

A 65-year-old man was killed in a fire at the Granby Oaks Apartments Thursday.

The Lexington County Coroner’s Office has released the name of a person killed in an apartment fire in West Columbia Thursday night. 

Jay A. Gross, 65, of West Columbia, was killed in the fire that occurred at approximately 8:25 p.m. at Granby Oaks Apartments at 800 State Street.

Gross died from smoke inhalation, an autopsy performed Friday showed. 

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According to a report from WIS-TV, eight units were destroyed and 12 to 16 people were displaced.

The fire remains under investigation by the Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the West Columbia Police Department.

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