IRMO, S.C. (AP) A mother tossed her 1-year-old and 1-month-old children from their third story apartment to bystanders below to escape an apartment fire caused by a child playing with fireworks.
Community organizing donation drive to help families who lost homes in Irmo fire
Community organizing donation drive to help families who lost homes in Irmo fire By Adam Mintzer | December 24, 2020 at 12:19 PM EST - Updated December 24 at 11:12 PM
IRMO, S.C. (WIS) - Two days before Christmas, 35 people were left homeless by an apartment fire in Irmo.
The Irmo Fire Department says they faced a horrific scene when they arrived at River Oaks Apartments on Wednesday afternoon.
“Our nightmare when we pull up on a fire is having a fire blowing out of the roof on all sides of the building and having people hanging out of windows and that’s exactly what we showed up to,” Operations Chief Sloane Valentino said.
Officials: Fire at Irmo apartment complex caused by child playing with fireworks
Food, clothing and other necessities are needed by families displaced by a fire at River Oaks Apartments just two days before Christmas. Author: WLTX Updated: 5:46 PM EST December 24, 2020
IRMO, S.C. A fire at an Irmo apartment complex on Wednesday was caused by a child playing with fireworks, officials with the Irmo Fire District said Thursday.
The fire destroyed 10 units at River Oak Apartments early Wednesday afternoon, displacing 30 residents and injuring three.
The fire started around 1 p.m. at the complex located at 5324 Bush River Rd in St. Andrews, according to the Irmo Fire Department.
Dec 24, 2020
(Irmo, SC) Dozens are displaced after an apartment fire in Irmo.
It started around one yesterday afternoon at River Oaks Apartments in the 5300-block of Bush River Road.
Firefighters rescued six people on the second and third floors, and a mother and her children had to jump from a third floor window to get out.
Ten apartment units were damaged, and the Red Cross is helping 35 people find housing.
Mother, children forced to jump from 3rd-floor window during Irmo apartment fire
35 residents are without a home tonight.
Mother, children forced to jump from 3rd-floor window during Irmo apartment fire By Laurel Mallory | December 23, 2020 at 2:25 PM EST - Updated December 24 at 12:29 PM
IRMO, S.C. (WIS) - A mother and her children had to jump from a third-floor window to escape an apartment fire in Irmo that has left dozens of people homeless, officials confirmed.
The fire started around 1 p.m. Wednesday at the River Oaks Apartments in the 5300 block of Bush River Road. That’s near the intersection with St. Andrews Road.