Firefighters were on the scene three minutes after being dispatched
Columbia firefighters went to a duplex near the intersection of Hendrix Drive and Sylvan Lane just after noon Thursday.
Responders saw smoke and fire coming from the right rear corner of apartment B of the duplex and worked to quickly extinguish the fire on the outside, which included a nearby vehicle. They then spent about 10 minutes putting out the fire that had traveled into the attic of the duplex.
Fire damage was contained to the attic, one outside wall and an interior bedroom and bathroom ceiling. There was light smoke and water damage to the remainder of the four-bedroom duplex.
A preliminary damage estimate was $35,000. An origin and cause are still being determined. No one was in the duplex at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.
Fire crews remained on the scene for about two hours.
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