Mosquito repellent candle causes 3 homes to catch fire, says CFD

Photos Courtesy: CFD

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — According to the Columbia Fire Department, firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire Saturday afternoon around 3:15.

A home on Bradford Ridge Lane was fully engulfed in flames, and quickly spread to two neighboring homes.

When more resources arrived on scene,  crews were able to extinguish the fire.

No one was injured, but five people have been left displaced.

The fire was determined to have been caused by a candle that was being used to repel mosquitoes behind the home where the fire started.