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Friday, May 10, 2013  Over 25 Columbia-Richland firefighters responded to an apartment fire off Garners Ferry early Friday morning.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Columbia Fire officials have ruled an early morning apartment fire that occurred Wednesay accidental.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Columbia Richland Fire Department, along with the Irmo Fire District responded to a report of smoke in an apartment at 1000 Watermark Place.  By the time fire crews arrived, several 911 calls had come in reporting smoke and “heavy fire.”

Monday, January 07, 2013  Emergency crews responding to a two alarm fire at an apartment complex in Columbia Friday afternoon.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  An early morning blaze has displaced about a dozen residents at the Stoney Creek Apartments, located at 18 Berryhill Road.

Friday, August 31, 2012  A woman has been killed in an apartment fire in Spartanburg.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Emergency services personnel responded to an apartment fire in Columbia Monday morning that displaced 15 people.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Funeral services for two young children that were killed in an apartment fire were held Thursday.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  According to Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins, there were no injuries in the fire at the Rapids Apartments on Catawba Circle in Columbia.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Two children who clung to life for several days after an apartment fire that authorities say was set intentionally have died.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  An apartment sprinkler system prevented a major apartment fire at a Lugoff complex Wednesday night.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  According to the Columbia Fire Department, one person is dead after a fire at a Columbia apartment complex Tuesday morning.

Saturday, October 29, 2011  The parents of a South Carolina 7-year-old face charges after Darlington firefighters found the boy alone inside a smoke-filled apartment.

Monday, April 26, 2010  In all, 16 apartment units were destroyed by the fire and two other buildings were damaged in the fire.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  A Columbia man is homeless this morning, after a kerosene heater ignited a fire in his Ames Manor Apartment. That's located off Ames Road.