Improperly discarded fireworks cause house fire in south Columbia
Fireworks that weren’t properly discarded caused an early morning fire in south Columbia Friday, according to the Columbia Fire Department.
The call for the fire went out at around 12:22 Friday morning at a home at 5621 Abercorn Drive, just north of where Scott Blvd. meets Route KK.
Eleven units from the county and city responded.
Crews arrived to find flames visible from the back side of the house and from the roof.
They were able to extinguish the flames within about 8 minutes.
Firefighters rescued a dog from the home and there were no injuries.
The assistant fire marshal estimated the damage to be around $50,000.
