Names of 2 children, adult killed in Friday morning Seabrook fire released

A 10-year-old, 4-year-old and 23-year-old have been named as the victims of an early Friday morning fire in Seabrook.

The bodies of Johnathan Sanders, 23, Ja’kyla Reid, 10, and Jaylyn Sanders-Nelson, 4, all of Seabrook, were recovered in the debris after their mobile home was destroyed in a fire that was reported around 3:30 a.m. on Chisolm Hill Road, according to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office and the Burton Fire District.

The fire was reported by a neighbor, according to Dan Byrne, spokesman for the Burton Fire District. A fire district news release from the fire district said that initial reports stated two adults and two children were possibly trapped inside the home.

“Firefighters arrived on scene to find a mobile home fully involved in fire and spreading to a vehicle parked out front, and with large portions of the roof having already collapsed,” the release said.

Firefighters were unable to enter the home and had to battle the flames from the outside.

The fire was under control in 15 minutes and fully extinguished over an hour later. Byrne described the home as a complete loss.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, and arson investigators from the S.C. Law Enforcement Division are on the scene and will handle the investigation, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office news release.

“Although the cause of the fire has not been ruled accidental, nothing suspicious to indicate the fire was set intentionally was found during the investigation of the scene,” the release said.

The Beaufort Fire Department, the Sheldon Fire District, Beaufort County EMS and the Sheriff’s Office responded also assisted at the scene.

Forensic autopsies on the three victims will be performed Friday afternoon at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

This story was originally published September 8, 2017 at 9:27 AM with the headline "Names of 2 children, adult killed in Friday morning Seabrook fire released."