Carlisle Man Killed in Fire

Daniel Prince

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Fire appears to have started in the kitchen

A Carlisle resident was killed in a fire Monday afternoon. The Carlisle Fire Department responded to the fire on Westwood Drive off Fishdam Avenue in Carlisle at 2:50 p.m. Monday. The Union County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene a little after 3 p.m. Officials said the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen and that foul play is not suspected. The Union County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 56-year-old Frederick A. Jeter. An autopsy is scheduled today at Newberry Pathology Group. The Union County Coroner’s Office, the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Carlisle Fire Department, SLED Fire Investigators, and the SC Fire Marshall’s Office are investigating. No other details have been released.