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Fort Jackson officials investigating house fire

Fort Jackson officials are investigating a house fire that forced four families out of their homes on Saturday night.

The fire affected four, connected houses and did not injure any of the residents, Fort Jackson spokeswoman Leslie Ann Sully said in a press release.

Two firefighters who responded to the call received minor injuries. They were treated and returned to duty, according to the release.

It’s unclear how the fire started.

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Lucas Daprile
The State
Lucas Daprile has been covering the University of South Carolina and higher education since March 2018. Before working for The State, he graduated from Ohio University and worked as an investigative reporter at TCPalm in Stuart, FL. Lucas received several awards from the S.C. Press Association, including for education beat reporting, series of articles and enterprise reporting. Support my work with a digital subscription
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