Geneva Sweeney, 77, died in a house fire on Tillman Road in the Piney Grove community of Rockingham on Sunday.
Emergency responders, including deputies from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, were dispatched to the scene at approximately 9:45 pm. The fire was determined to have been caused by combustible material stored near a heating source.
Sheriff Mark Gulledge asked the community to keep the family of Sweeney in their thoughts and prayers.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, conducted a comprehensive investigation into the cause of the fire.
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