MCCOLL, SC (WBTW) – Fire officials say an elderly man was killed early Monday morning after a fire destroyed his mobile home.

McColl Fire Chief James Locklear says fire crews were called to a home on Main Street around 1:25 a.m. Monday morning.

On arrival, the home was 70 percent burned, but the fire only took about five minutes to put out, Locklear said.

Investigators confirm that over the course of the investigation, a male body was found. Marlboro County Tim Brown identifies the victim as 70-year-old Corrie McLain. The cause of death is still unknown, adds Brown.