MONETTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A dead body has been found in a house fire on Sawyer Road in Monetta, according to authorities.

Reports of the fire just before 10 a.m. Thursday morning.

Details on the fire are very limited at this time.

As the weather starts to cool down, officials say this is when the most house fires happen.

Space heaters can be a useful way to quickly warm a room, but it’s important to know about their potential dangers.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that space heaters are involved in about 1,700 fires a year, some of them deadly.

If you’re going to use a space heater, keep these tips in mind:

Buy a model that shuts off if the space heater falls over

Don’t use an extension cord with your space heater

Keep the space heater far away from fla

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