Neighborhood supports family after Lexington County house fire claims life of 4-year-old

By Natalie Szrajer
Posted 12/18/23

A neighborhood in the Boiling Springs  area of Lexington County is rallying around a family who has lost a 4-year-old in a house fire last week.

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Neighborhood supports family after Lexington County house fire claims life of 4-year-old

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A neighborhood in the Boiling Springs  area of Lexington County is rallying around a family who has lost a 4-year-old in a house fire last week.

Lucas Ramirez Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the site of the fire, which took place Thursday, Dec. 14 at about 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Peak Copper Court in the Copper Bluff subdivision off Pond Branch Road, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office .

An autopsy was scheduled for Dec. 18 at MUSC in Charleston, the results of which have yet to be released. No other injuries or fatalities were reported, according to Jessica Imbimbo, Lexington County’s public information officer.

According to a release from Lexington County, the first units arrived at the fire within four minutes of being dispatched.

“On scene, crews found a two-story single family home with heavy fire showing from the roof and the back of the house,” the release states, adding that the fire was brought under control before 8 p.m.

Imbimbo said the cause and origin of the fire are still under investigation by South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Lexington County Fire Service, and the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

The home was occupied by a family of five with two adults and three children, including Rodriguez. In the wake of the tragedy, the neighborhood HOA has helped with getting necessary supplies, supplementing efforts from the Red Cross.

An HOA board member who spoke with the Chronicle on the condition of anonymity said they have “had such an outreach of people donating” and are overwhelmed with donations at this point. People in the community are sorting through and washing donations and have limited space for additional provisions. They say it’s best at this point if people donate to a Venmo that goes straight to the mother. The Venmo account has been set up by the HOA and is under the name @Lizbeth-Ramirez-59.

Items solicited for the family included paper products, water bottles and drinks, preferably tea and lemonade.

“Our community has gone above and beyond. It’s been overwhelming,” the board member said.

While the family is “tired, stressed and sad” during the tragedy that happened before the holiday season, they are thankful for all the help, an HOA Facebook post reports.

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