Crime & Safety

Man Injured in Home Fire off Piney Grove Road

The occupant of a house on Newnham Drive was burned when the house caught fire early Tuesday.

A Richland County man suffered burns in a house fire Tuesday morning, according to news reports.

Columbia-Richland firefighters were called to the home on Newnham Drive off of Piney Grove Road around 7 a.m., according to The State. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the house.

The man was in the front yard when firefighters arrived, according to the report. He was taken to the hospital. His identity has not been released.

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Officials are not sure what caused the fire but are investigating.

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