Seneca Fire Death

A fire late Thursday afternoon in the Friendship Community near Seneca left one person dead and a second person injured. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis identified the fatality as 55-year old Charles Oglesby. He was found on the floor next to a burned mattress. Addis said 46-year old Linda Kay Christian was airlifted from the residence on Cox Road to the regional burn care facility. Oconee County Fire Chief Charlie King said firefighters discovered the blaze in the back of the mobile home and were able to stop the fire within five minutes. Investigators later determined the fire was an accident. The home had no working smoke detector or fire sprinkler. An autopsy is scheduled. Chief King says firefighters will visit neighborhood homes today to ensure that each home has a working smoke detector. Addis says Oglesby’s death is the fourth Oconee County fire death in 2012.