Chapin, SC 11/22/2024 (Paul Kirby) - Officials say Lexington County Fire Service units as well as trucks and personnel from the Irmo Fire District, Columbia-Richland Fire Service and the Newberry County Fire Service responded to a house fire in the 600 block of Meadowlark Rd outside of Chapin just after 5 a.m. on Friday morning. When they arrived on scene, they found that the home was heavily involved in fire.
Six people were able to escape the blaze but were left displaced as a result of the fire. No human was injured, however 3 dogs who were in the home at the time of the fire were killed. The people are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
The fire marshal has determined that the fire was started by a kerosene heater that was placed too close to combustible materials.
