Lexington County Fire Services

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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Irmo Fire responds to blaze at an apartment building

Irmo Fire District crews were on scene of a structure fire in an apartment building on Beacon Hill Road in Irmo, Sunday evening. Units from Columbia Fire and Lexington County Fire were also on hand. The fire was extinguished quickly and the building was saved. The cause is under investigation, and there were no injuries.

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Fallen tree causes road to close in Lexington

All lanes of Old Chapin Road near Waverly Point Drive are closed after a tree fell across the road, according to the Lexington Police Department. Emergency crews were on the scene. It was reported about 6:15 p.m., Thursday. Vehicles were being detoured into Reed Avenue (inbound) and Heights Avenue (outbound) to turn around.

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Driver fails to yield right of way results in crash with injuries at Lexington intersection, Tuesday

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision with injuries at the intersection of West Main Street (US-1) at Park Road, just after noon on Tuesday. The crash resulted in the closing of all lanes of Park Road, along with outbound lanes on West Main Street. Traffic was detoured. Just after 1 p.m. all lanes of […]

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Lexington County Fire Service responds to mobile home fire, Friday afternoon

The Lexington County Fire Service responded to a structure fire around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon in the 100 block of Valley Road in Gaston. Crews arrived to find a mobile home with flames and smoke. Multiple crews responded to the scene and the fire was brought under control in approximately 45 minutes. No injuries were […]

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Structure fire on Edmund Highway near South Congaree results in closed lanes, Wednesday

Lexington County Fire Service responded to a commercial structure fire in the 4600 block of Edmund Highway near South Congaree, before noon Wednesday. Two lanes of Edmund Highway were shut down while emergency crews worked. By 1 p.m. the Lexington County Fire Service reported Edmund Highway had reopened and that the scene was under control. […]

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Structure fire on Lake Murray Boulevard quickly brought under control, Saturday morning

Irmo Fire District units along with Lexington County Fire Service and the Columbia Fire departmen responded to a commercial structure fire on Lake Murray Boulevard Saturday morning. The crews quickly brought the fire under control and there were no reports of injuries.

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Emergency crews on the scene of a fire in Lexington County

Lexington County Fire Service, Lexington County EMS, Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and Swansea Police Department are on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 800 block of Redmond Mill Road in Swansea. The fire was reported before 7 p.m., Friday. The road was closed while emergency crews are on scene. No injuries have […]

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