Grovetown Woman Dies After Being Rescued from Burning Home
Grovetown Woman Dies after Being Pulled from Burning Home
A Grovetown woman has died after being pulled from her burning home in Sugarcreek subdivision off Lewiston Road this afternoon.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says firefighters were called to the home on Sugarcreek Drive around 3:30 pm.
Authorities say 53-year-old Christina Bernstein was rescued from the fire at her home and was taken to Doctor’s Hospital where she later died.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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