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Bodies of elderly couple found in home after fire, deputies say

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CLOVER, SC (WBTV) -

The bodies of an elderly couple have been found after a fire broke out inside a Clover home early Tuesday morning.

According to the York County Sheriff's Office, firefighters were called to a home along the 13000 block of Highway 55 West, in Clover, around 1:39 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Deputies say a neighbor noticed the double-wide mobile home on fire and called 911.

When emergency crews arrived, they discovered the bodies of an elderly couple inside the home.

Investigators tell WBTV that they have ruled the fire as an accident, but are still trying to determine the exact cause.  SLED has been called in to help with the investigation.

The home is considered a total loss.

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