Nine People Are Without a Home After Thursday Morning Fire in Lexington County

Nine people woke up on the wrong side of a fire. No warning. No time to think. Just smoke, noise, and the split-second reality that everything they own is burning.

That is exactly what happened on a Thursday morning on Augusta Highway in Lexington County, South Carolina. A house fire tore through a home in the 5900 block, forcing nine people out.

The good news is that no one was seriously hurt. And in a fire that was already a quarter consumed by the time crews arrived, that outcome is not guaranteed.

What Happened on Augusta Highway

At about 8:25 a.m. on Thursday, Lexington County Fire Service and Batesburg-Leesville firefighters responded to a home in the 5900 block of Augusta Highway…