Columbia firefighters battle residential fire early Monday

Columbia firefighters are battling a residential fire early Monday morning, according to officials.

Brick Lewis, a fire department spokesman, said firefighters responded to a home at the corner of Prescott Road and Gold Street in reference to a residential fire just after 7 a.m.

Lewis said when firefighters arrived, there was heavy fire coming from inside of the home. There have been no injuries reported as a result of the fire.

The cause of the fire and monetary damage to the home have not yet been determined.

Motorists in the area are urged to be cautious and be on the lookout for emergency personnel working in the area.