COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Fire officials say a fire at the Briargate Condominiums is ruled accidental. According to officials, The Fire Marshal’s office determined the fire started in space above an interior electrical room, which supplied power to the building. The exact source of ignition will go undetermined, say investigators. The fire has been ruled an accidental fire. The Columbia…
(ABC Columbia/Michael Lee) Firefighters on scene for Briargate Condos fire. Columbia, SC.. (WOLO)– The Columbia Fire Department responded to a 2-Alarm apartment fire at Briargate Condominiums Monday morning. It happened at about 7 a.m. at the complex on Menlo Drive. “When they pulled out of the station, it was already heavy fire and smoke coming through the roof of the…
Columbia Fire Department officials say they’ve extinguished a fire at the Rusty Anchor restaurant in Chapin.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins recognized four firefighters and a Richland County man for their quick action in saving a man’s life. Lawrence Terry, 34, says of all people, he never thought he would become a victim of cardiac arrest. “I don’t smoke, I don’t drink. I don’t do anything, I’m healthy. I’m the track coach…
On Saturday night, Breauna Green says she was asleep when she heard her neighbors yelling about a fire that just broke out at the Harbison Gardens apartment complex.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Columbia Fire Department says the Fire Marshall’s office has determined that the fire at Harbison Gardens apartments was caused by unattended cooking. Nearly 40 people are displaced after the blaze tore through the building Saturday. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins says an unattended pot was left on a stove. According to fire officials , they…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The Red Cross is helping displaced residents this Monday, after a fire destroyed a home over the weekend. According to the Columbia Fire Department, the fire started around 11:30 am on Booth Street. Investigators say a converted apartment, attached to a home, suffered heavy damage after fire ripped through it and a storage area. No injuries were reported….
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —Thursday the newest members of the Columbia Fire Department were sworn into one of the most courageous fields. Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins presented more than a dozen recruits with the ceremonial coin and pinned badges onto the members of the 2018-02 Columbia Fire recruiting class. Chief Jenkins says not only does the 18 weeks of training prior…
Columbia Fire Dept. says Harden St. is back open after a possible gas leak at Allen Benedict Court apartment complex.
Columbia Fire officials say traffic will be delayed on Monticello Rd. near I-20, due to fuel truck collision early this morning.
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