A house fire in Summerville sent flames and smoke pouring from the back of a home before the blaze pushed into the attic, leaving a family of four without a place to live. Summerville Fire & Rescue says crews got the fire under control within about 10 minutes of finding flames and smoke, but not before the damage forced the family out of their house.
Flames Found Coming From the Back of the Home
According to WCIV, firefighters arrived at a home on McGrady Drive to find flames and smoke coming from the back of the structure, an account attributed to Summerville Fire and Rescue. Crews worked to knock the fire down, but it extended into the attic before being contained, as confirmed by cedarnews.net. The fire's path included the attic.
Four people were displaced as a result of the fire, per the same cedarnews.net report. The Fire Marshal's Office is now investigating what caused the blaze, officials said, though no cause had been released as of publication. That question remains open, with the investigation still underway.
Red Cross Steps In With Immediate Help
The American Red Cross is assisting the displaced family with immediate needs, cedarnews.net reports, a type of response the organization has provided elsewhere in the Summerville area in similar situations. In a separate incident, a family of five was displaced after a fire damaged their Summerville home, according to abcnews4.com. In that case, disaster-trained Red Cross volunteers assisted the family with food, clothing and shelter, the outlet reported, and the cause of that fire also had not been released.
Summerville Fire & Rescue is a combination department headquartered in Summerville, South Carolina, serving the South NFPA region, according to data compiled by firecares.nfors.org. The department's annual structure fire totals are tracked through the National Fire Incident Reporting System, though no specific counts or trend figures were made available for this report.
No further details on the cause, extent of damage, or condition of the family have been released. The Fire Marshal's Office investigation into the blaze remains ongoing.
