Morning fire

There was a morning two-alarm fire in the 400 block of Manor Street.

Smoke detectors alerted the family, who got out safely, to the fire, which started to the rear of the structure.

More details in next week's Columbia Ledger.

BREAKING NEWS

Fire broke out in the 500 block of North Second Street tonight aroud 9 p.m.

All three Columbia fire companies, plus eight outside agencies responded as four row homes went up in flames.

Fire may have started in a condemned house.

Watch for more on this blog and this week's Columbia Ledger.

Hometown burns

There's a four-alarm fire that broke out around 5:30 a.m. this morning at the Hometown Hotel in Wrightsville in the 100 block of Hellam Street.

The blaze could be seen for several miles with almost 20 companies fighting the fire.

Wrightsville Mayor Steve Rambler said at the scene, the Wrightsville Municipal Authority opened the gates so that water could be pumped from the Susquehanna River.

Firefighters from both sides of the Susquehanna fought the blaze.

It was the largest fire in Wrightsville since the former Electro-Platters along South Front Street burned maybe five years ago, according to those on the scene.

A house next to the Hometown suffered some damage, as did a building owned by Donsco.

We'll will update the fire information later.

Breaking News

There is a massive fire, which has just been brought under control on Franklin Road at Deascenti Drive, just inside the borough limits.

More than 20 fire companies have been on the scene since 12:43 p.m.

We are working on a story and will be posting pictures.

Fire update

Here's the update from yesterday's fire at Anvil International, 1411 Lancaster Ave.
Firemen from all three Columbia fire companies were called to the plant at 12:41 for a roof fire. Police were the first on the scene, reporting smoke showing when they arrived.
Fire was located on the north end of the plant, off Malleable Road.
Assisting Columbia firefighters on the scene of the roof fire were firemen from Wrightsville, Mountville, Mount Joy and Rohrerstown, along with SVEMS.
The fire was located in the roof and it took two-and-a-half hours to bring under control. Crews were on the scene for three-and-a-half hour.
The Columbia fire police assisted with traffic control.

BREAKING NEWS

Firemen from all three Columbia fire companies, plus others, are on the scene of a roof fire at the Anvil International plant, 1411 Lancaster Ave.
Fire is located in the roof of the north end of the plant.
Malleable Road is closed.
Details forthcoming.