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Multiple Midlands fire departments battle raging weekend blaze at local home

Firefighters in Orangeburg County battled a blaze on Pineland Street on July 20, 2024.
Firefighters in Orangeburg County battled a blaze on Pineland Street on July 20, 2024.

Multiple fire departments battled a raging fire Saturday morning at a home in Orangeburg.

Several units including the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, Jamison Fire Department and Cordova Fire Department — responded early Saturday to large fire at a home on Pineland Street, according to social media posts from Orangeburg DPS.

“Firefighters encountered a fully involved residential structure with collapse and went into defensive operations,” the department of public safety said in the post.

Emergency medical personnel responded and took an occupant of the home to the hospital for smoke inhalation, the release said. The American Red Cross is assisting the resident. There were no other injuries reported.

Firefighters in Orangeburg County battled a blaze at a Pineland Street home on July 20, 2024.
Firefighters in Orangeburg County battled a blaze at a Pineland Street home on July 20, 2024. Photo from Orangeburg Department of Public Safety
Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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