COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A group of Columbia Firefighters were honored for helping a local couple deliver their baby. ABC Columbia’s Miya Payton was at the presentation as the Dempsey family thanked the crew on Engine 11 for a job well done. Earlier this month baby girl Ellie Dempsey made her grand entrance just 14 minutes after her mom’s water broke….
RIGHT NOW: @ColaFire 1st Shift crews on scene of a fire at an abandoned apartment building near Washington & Barnwell streets in Columbia. Fire is under control at this time. No injuries reported. pic.twitter.com/J5kcrFwwUt — Columbia-Richland Fire Department (@ColaFire) October 26, 2021 COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Columbia fire battled a blaze Tuesday afternoon at an abandoned apartment building. According to Fire officials,…
“There’s several causes. Cooking is a big factor,” Adams said. “Oftentimes, when people cook, they leave the kitchen unattended. That’s the number one cause of fires.”
The Richland Northeast High School principal says no students or staff were injured during a fire at the school this morning. The Columbia Fire Department says an HVAC unit caught fire on the roof and caused smoke to go inside the building.
The Columbia Fire Department says crews put out a house fire on Forest Drive at Glenwood Road Wednesday. Officials say the home suffered heavy damage, but no one was injured.
Funeral services are set for Friday for a Midlands chaplain who died of COVID-19. Chaplain Billie Bright served with the Columbia Fire Department and the Irmo Police Department.
The Columbia Fire Department announced that Battalion Chief Joseph Casey Desso passed away Monday night after a brief illness.
At least 14 people are now displaced from their homes after a 2-alarm apartment fire late Saturday night.
Highway Patrol says drivers should expect delays after a tractor trailer was on fire on I-26 near mile marker 107.
Columbia Fire officials say no one is hurt after a vehicle crashed into a creek on Tuesday.
