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Space heater may have sparked fire that destroyed Walterboro home

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An off-duty firefighter was traveling on Tyler Road, a rural and lightly traveled road, when they called 9-1-1. Fire crews arrived to find a single-story, wood-frame home that had been destroyed and had collapsed. The occupants left the home about two hours prior. The cause was most likely the space heater, Fire-Rescue officials said.

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Space heater may have sparked fire that destroyed Walterboro home

WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCBD) – A space heater may be to blame for a Wednesday morning fire that destroyed a Walterboro residence. During the early morning hours, an off-duty firefighter was traveling on Tyler Road, a rural and lightly traveled road, when they called 9-1-1 to report the home was “already on the ground,” according to Colleton County Fire Rescue. Fire crews arrived to find a single-story, wood-frame home that had been destroyed and had …

1 month ago·Charleston, United States

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