Fire crews battle raging blaze at former Midlands textile mill
More than half a dozen fire departments battled a blaze at a former textile mill site on Saturday.
The city of Camden said in a release that firefighters responded at about 11 p.m. Saturday to the DeRoyal Textiles facility at 125 York St. The building had not been active for some time, the city said. It formerly was known as the Hermitage Mill Plant.
“First responders arrived to find heavy fire conditions in the C and D building with flames already coming through the roof,” the city said in its release. “Due to the dangerous conditions, firefighters conducted a defensive aerial attack using multiple ladder trucks rather than entering the structure.”
The building was abandoned at the time and the utilities had been disconnected, the city said. There were no injuries in association with the fire, Camden said in a Sunday morning social media update.
Fire departments that responded to fight the blaze included the Camden Fire Department, Kershaw County Fire Services, Lancaster County Fire Department, Lee County Fire Department, Lugoff Fire Department, Sumter Fire Department and the town of Kershaw’s fire department.
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
This story was originally published September 21, 2025 at 11:19 AM.
