Vehicle fire spreads to home in Florence, family displaced

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Vehicle fire spreads to home in Florence, family displaced

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Courtesy Anthony Fox

FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – A vehicle fire in Florence Sunday morning spread to a nearby home and has displaced a family, officials stated.

West Florence Fire Rescue was dispatched to reports of a vehicle fire at about 10:31 a.m. Sunday, and arrived to find a fully-involved vehicle fire that caught a residence on fire as well, according to spokesperson Anthony Fox. Two engines, a tanker truck and 15 firefighters responded.

Firefighters simultaneously extinguished the vehicle and house fire, Fox stated. There were no injuries reported, and one family was displaced from the home.

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