Structure near West Columbia destroyed by fire 

A structure was destroyed by fire near the City of West Columbia early Saturday morning. The fire in the 100 block of Pinecrest Drive was reported shortly before 8:00 a.m. Lexington County's 911 Center began receiving calls about the structure burning between 7:45 and 7:55 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2020. As they dispatched fire equipment from the Lexington County Fire Service and the City of West Columbia Fire Department multiple calls about the fire began coming in. Firefighters on the first due fire engine reported they had a large column of black smoke visible in the air even before they arrived on scene. A crew from Lexington County EMS also responded. When the first crew of firefighters did arrive from Lexington County, they reported that a structure was fully involved in flames. That crew's senior member told others en route that this fight would be defensive only.  

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