Spring Lake management under fire for lack of action as residents scramble to find new homes
“It’s a shame that people will treat others this way,” says resident Dona Edmonds.
“It’s a shame that people will treat others this way,” says resident Dona Edmonds.
On Tuesday morning, the Columbia Fire Marshal’s office deemed buildings throughout the rest of the complex unsafe — calling for residents to evacuate immediately.
A total of 21 residents are displaced due to the fire but have been re-housed on site at the assisted living facility.
Fire crews worked a massive fire in Elgin, according to Kershaw County Fire Service.
The fire department estimates that the flames caused almost $800,000 worth of damage. Several residents have been staying at hotels for the past few days.
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department says a piece of logging equipment is damaged after it caught on fire this afternoon.
Multiple apartment units on Paisley Lane were destroyed after a fire, said the Irmo Fire District.
Firefighters with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department were able to get a 2-alarm commercial facility fire under control on Friday morning, say the fire departments.
ABC Columbia is taking a closer look at Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. Richland County deputies reported a string of stabbings at the jail and more recently a riot and fire this weekend.
According to the sheriff’s department, 40 inmates have been detained without injury to them or detention officers.