Lexington County Fire Services

House damaged from Sunday afternoon fire in Irmo Fire District

Irmo Fire District units responded to a house fire on Fallsbury in the Friarsgate Subdivision Sunday afternoon. Heavy smoke and fire were visible when units arrived. One minor injury was reported. The fire was under control in about 45 minutes; Columbia Fire Department and Lexington County Fire Service assisted.

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Several units of Irmo apartment complex destroyed by Wednesday morning fire

Irmo Fire District units were on scene of an apartment fire on, Wednesday morning. Heavy fire was coming from a section of the apartment complex when crews arrived. With help from Lexington County Fire, Columbia Fire and West Columbia Fire, the fire was quickly brought under control. The building suffered substantial damage with several units […]

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Fire destroys house, Lexington County Fire Service reports no one injured

No injuries were reported after a Lexington County home was destroyed by a fire Friday morning.The Lexington County Fire Service responded to the 100 block of George Lewis Road in Gilbert around 6 a.m. on Friday, after a report of a structure fire. The home was already fully involved as units arrived on scene. No […]

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4-year-old boy dies in Lexington County house fire, coroner identifies the victim

A four-year-old boy has died after a fire on Thursday evening at a home in the Boiling Springs area of Lexington County. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died in the house fire shortly after 6:30 p.m. as Mr. Lucas Ramirez Rodriguez, 4, of Lexington. He was pronounced dead at the […]

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I-20 was shut down for a while, Wednesday after truck caught fire

Traffic was delayed on I-20 Westbound at the 42-mile marker (Marcellus Rd.) after the interstate was shut down, Thursday afternoon. The delay was due to a tractor-trailer on fire. Lexington County Fire crews responded to the incident, which was reported at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m., Lexington County Fire Service units were clearing the scene […]

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Lexington Police respond to DUI-related crash that resulted in an overturned truck

The Lexington Police Traffic Safety Unit worked a DUI-related collision, at 3 a.m., Sunday, on Cedarcrest Drive. Police said an impaired driver drove into the oncoming lane and struck a truck that overturned in the road. Only minor injuries were sustained in the wreck, and the impaired driver was taken to jail, where she refused […]

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Irmo Fire, with Lexington County and Columbia units quickly extinguish blaze on Coldstream Drive

Irmo Fire units responded to a structure fire Monday morning in the 500 block of Coldstream Drive.The fire was contained to the garage with minor damage to the house due to quick work by Irmo firefighters with help from Lexington County Fire Service and Columbia Fire Department crews. Smoke alarms alerted residents to the fire […]

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Woods fire causing smoke in the Red Bank area of Lexington County

There was smoke in the Red Bank area, Thursday because of a five-acre woods fire. The Lexington County Fire Service and the South Carolina Forestry Commission responded to the woods fire near Old Orangeburg Road and Platt Springs Road on Wednesday afternoon. The fire was brought under control at that time but crews were called […]

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