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Blind man killed after oven accidentally turns on, ignites jacket in apartment
A 73-year-old blind man, Jerry Martin Ellis, died in a South Carolina apartment fire caused by an oven accidentally turning on, leading to his jacket catching fire. The Anderson County Coroner's Office ruled the death accidental, citing smoke inhalation and thermal burns as the cause.
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