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Coroner identifies woman in house explosion in Florence, several injured

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WBTW) — The Florence County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a woman who died in a house fire Thursday.

The woman was identified as Ellen Boyce Greene, 50, of Florence.


Several people were injured in the house fire. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. at 1905 Gilbert Drive in Florence.

Neighbors reported hearing an explosion and ran to the scene to help. The house was completely engulfed in flames. Greene was found by firefighters in a bedroom a short time later.

The Florence and Windy Hill fire departments and firefighters were on the scene. An autopsy on Greene is scheduled for Saturday at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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Taylor Ford is a digital journalist at News13. She joined the News13 team in January 2023. Taylor is a Florence native and covers Pee Dee from News13’s Florence Bureau. Read more about Taylor’s work here.