Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a house
fire that occurred in the 100 block of Longview Street in the Lexington area of Lexington
County, shortly after 12 a.m., Wednesday.

According to Fisher, Mr. Wilfrid J. Demers Jr., 91, of Lexington, was pronounced
dead at the scene. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, at MUSC in Charleston.
The incident remains under investigation by SLED and the Lexington County Coroner’s
Office.