An elderly couple was found dead in their sweltering South Carolina home when the heater reached a shocking 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit – leading firefighters to believe the appliance was on fire at first glance.
The bodies of Joan Littlejohn, 84, and Glennwood Fowler, 82, were found by police officers and paramedics on Saturday after family members had not heard from the couple for three days and requested a welfare check, according to police reports.
Paramedics attempted to take the temperatures of Littlejohn and Fowler. Still, their temperature surpassed the device’s measurable index, surpassing 106 degrees F — well above 98.6 degrees, the standard body temperature of most adults.
Firefighters also responded to the scorching home where they estimated the temperature was 120 degrees F – after the door was left open to the cold air for 20 minutes.
The body of the couple reached over 160 degrees when found. Facebook
Smoke eaters then made their way to the basement of the Spartanburg home where they said the furnace appeared to be on fire. They measured its temperature at about 1,000 degrees F before they shut it down, police said.
The couple had complained that their furnace and hot water heater weren’t working Wednesday, so family members came to their home and “played around” with it until the pilot light on the heater came on.
They left the home Wednesday and did not contact the couple, according to the police report.
The couple’s family members “played around” with the furnace after Littlejohn (pictured) and Fowler said it wasn’t working. Facebook
The Spartanburg County Coroner is conducting autopsies on Littlejohn and Fowler to determine the exact cause of their deaths.
Firefighters also checked carbon dioxide levels in the home and found they were not above normal, police said.
No cheating is suspected.
With Postal wire.
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