Fatal House Fire in Pickens County

On December 30, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Pickens County Coroner Andrew P. Wilson and Chief Deputy Coroner Tommy M. Page responded to a fully engulfed house fire on Red Hawk Road in Pickens, South Carolina, where a deceased female was discovered inside the residence during firefighting operations. The victim’s name and details are being withheld pending positive identification and an autopsy scheduled for the morning of December 31, 2025; the incident is under joint investigation by the Pickens County Coroner’s Office, Sheriff’s Office, SLED, Pumpkintown Fire Department, and the South Carolina State Fire Marshal’s Office, with no additional information available at this time.