West Columbia Fire Department

Traffic on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia reduced to one lane because of crash

Westbound traffic on Sunset Boulevard in West Columbia was reduced to one lane Wednesday afternoon. There were EMS vehicles, police cars and a firetruck on the scene of an accident near the Sunset Car Wash. A traffic light at Sunset and Hummingbird Drive remained red for a while and cars headed toward Columbia were backed […]

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Irmo Fire crews, with firefighters from West Columbia, Lexington County, and Columbia put out fire on St. Andrews Road early Friday

Irmo Fire District crews, along with firefighters from the West Columbia, Lexington County and City of Columbia fire departments, fought a stubborn structure fire in an abandoned restaurant at St Andrew’s Road and Woodland Hills Road, early Friday morning. The fire was reported just before midnight. First arriving crews found heavy fire throughout the building […]

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Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ pits, food prep, processing plant facilities, and offices are a total loss, will work to rebuild

A message below published by the Piggy Park Family: (Click here for a link to message on FB) “We are absolutely devastated to share that we suffered a horrible fire last night at our headquarters at Maurice’s Piggie Park, 1601 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. The BBQ Pits, food preparation and processing plant facilities, and our […]

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Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ building in West Columbia burns Saturday night

Maurice’s Piggie Park BBQ in West Columbia caught on fire Saturday night. West Columbia Fire Department Fire crews with Cayce Fire, Lexington County Fire Service, CFD, Columbia Fire and Irmo Fire units were on the scene in the 1600 block of Charleston Hwy.The distribution center, food processing facility and offices behind the restaurant burned around […]

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West Columbia Fire Department on the scene of an accident in the 3000 block of Sunset Blvd near Lexington Medical Center, Thursday afternoon

Units from the West Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of an accident in the 3000 block of Sunset Blvd near Lexington Medical Center, Thursday afternoon, around 4. All inbound and outbound lanes were shut down for an extended period of time. The site was cleared Thursday afternoon, and all lanes were reopened.

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West Columbia Police, West Columbia Fire respond to crash on Sunset Boulevard, Tuesday afternoon, with streets blocked off

Several units from the West Columbia Police Department and the West Columbia Fire Department were on the scene of a crash on Sunset Boulevard Tuesday afternoon after 4 p.m.From Mid-Carolina Marine (718 Sunset Blvd.) to 12th Street, including 9th Street, the streets were blocked off. A disabled box truck was in the middle of the […]

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Lexington County, West Columbia, and Columbia Fire Departments assist Irmo Fire, to put down early morning blaze

Irmo Fire crews were still on the scene of an early, before dawn, Sunday morning structure fire in the 200 block of Zephyr Street. With help from partners at County of Lexington, SC Fire Department, West Columbia Fire Department and Columbia Fire Department (SC) the fire was put under control. There were no injuries and […]

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Irmo Fire District called to fight fire at apartment complex, Thursday morning

Irmo Fire District Units responded to a structure fire in the 200 block of Berryhill Rd. early Thursday morning. With assistance from Columbia Fire Department (SC), West Columbia Fire Department, and County of Lexington, SC Fire Department, the fire was under control in about 2 hours. This apartment building is vacant and the cause of […]

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