Columbia firefighters respond to early morning house fire, one pet died

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Columbia-Richland Fire Department responded to an early morning house fire.

According to the Columbia-Richland Fire Department, first-shift crews entered a home that caught on fire on Jefferson Street around 11:30 a.m.
Firefighters contained the fire to one room and managed to extinguish it, said officials.

One pet at the home did die and two people were displaced.

A social media post from the Columbia-Richland Fire Department’s Twitter/X page said the rest of the house suffered damages from the smoke and heat of the fire.

Great video of our 1st Shift crews getting ready to make entry on a working house fire on Jefferson Street earlier today.

Units responded to the home shortly after 11:30 this morning. The fire was contained to one room and extinguished. pic.twitter.com/t4mxRrPPok

— Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) October 25, 2023

Fire investigators said the fire is under investigation.