COLUMBIA, S.C. — A neighborhood road has reopened to through traffic in Columbia after crews extinguished a large house fire on Thursday.
The fire happened around noon in the 4200 block of Highland Park Drive according to a short statement from the Columbia-Richland Fire Department. Initially, fire officials say the blaze was reported to have been in the garage of the two-story home. However, when crews arrived, the fire had engulfed much of the front of the home as well.
As of around 12:40 p.m., no injuries had been reported as a result of the fire. However, Highland Park Drive, which is just off of Fontaine and Farrow roads near I-77, was closed in the immediate area until around 1 p.m.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.