Overview

• An elderly couple in South Carolina was found dead in their home, with the temperature inside the house measured at around 120F.
• The couple's heater was found to have reached an internal temperature of 1,000F, leading firefighters to initially believe it was on fire.
• The couple had complained about their heating system not working a few days prior to their death, and family members thought they had fixed the problem.
• Paramedics were unable to accurately measure the body temperatures of the couple due to the device's maximum measurement of 106F, a temperature the bodies exceeded.
• Investigators plan to conduct a post-mortem and other tests to determine the exact cause of the couple's death.