Fire crews rescue “several” people, including 2 kids from burning apartment
RIGHT NOW: Our 2nd Shift crews are still on scene at Whispering Pines Apartments after fire tore through a building here earlier this evening.
Firefighters were called out to the scene off of Greenlawn Drive shortly before 6:45 p.m. pic.twitter.com/SlB4m6O6Oj
— Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) April 6, 2023
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The Columbia -Richland Fire Department continues investigating to find out what led to a fire that broke out at an area apartment complex sending two young children to the hospital Wednesday night.
According to fire officials, they were called to Greenlawn Drive just before 6:45 p.m. and managed to arrive to begin attacking the blaze just two minutes later. When they arrived officials say they found heavy smoke and fire coming from one of the buildings. Fire officials say a total of 8 units were impacted, leaving 12 residents displaced.
Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says firefighters had to rescue three people from that fire, among them two children officials tell us were alone inside of the Whispering Pines apartment. Crews were able to rescue the children, before they were taken to an area hospital. A third resident officials say they also rescued from the complex was treated at the scene, and released.
As of 11:45 p.m. crews were still trying to determine a cause for the fire.
Stay with ABC Columbia News as we continue to follow this developing story.
