West Columbia man killed in early-morning fire identified by Lexington County coroner
A Midlands man died in an early morning fire at a West Columbia house Monday, according to the Lexington County Coroner’s Office.
Arthur Holladay, 67, died from injuries he sustained in the fire, Coroner Margaret Fisher said Tuesday in a news release.
At about 6:40 a.m., firefighters responded to the burning building in the 700 block of Westside Drive, the West Columbia Fire Department said. That’s a block from Platt Springs Road, and about half a mile from Interstate 26, in an area that is a mix of homes and businesses.
Smoke was coming from the home when firefighters arrived, but it took about 10 minutes for the fire to be brought under control, the fire department said.
Holladay was found inside the burning building and removed by fire crews, according to the fire department. He was taken to an area hospital where he died, Fisher said.
No other injuries were reported.
There was no word on the cause of the fire, or where in the home it started, but it is being investigated by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the West Columbia Police Department.
Lexington County emergency responders and members of the Cayce Fire Department were on the scene of the fire.
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This story was originally published March 1, 2022 at 7:50 AM.
