Coroner: 88-year-old dies in Moncks Corner house fire 

The Berkeley County Coroner's Office says an 88-year-old man died in his home in a fire early Friday morning. Firefighters found Joseph President, 88, in his President Circle home after they responded to a fire at approximately 12:39 a.m., Coroner George Oliver said. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division investigators are working to determine the cause of an early-morning house fire in Moncks Corner. A neighbor called 911 to report the fire at the home in the 100 block of President Circle, Moncks Corner Fire Chief Robert Gass said. The first firefighters on the scene reported fire and smoke visible from the home, Gass said. Shortly after they arrived a bystander alerted firefighters that President, whom they said lived in the home alone, was unaccounted for. "The fire was so intense that it took a while for us to be able to begin a search," Gass said.  

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