3 displaced after 2-alarm downtown fire damages second building

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that damaged an abandoned two-story home and also an adjacent building Monday afternoon.

The fire, in the 30 block of Reid Street, was reported to Charleston County 911 dispatchers at 2:29 p.m. The damage the fire caused to the neighboring building will displace three residents of that building until a structural inspection can verify that the building is safe for their return, firefighters said.

Charleston firefighters arrived within three minutes and saw a significant fire at the two-story home. Additional units from the Charleston, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston Fire Departments responded to assist.

When the fire began to spread to a building next door, firefighters called in a second alarm, which brought units from the Charleston, James Island, St. Andrews and North Charleston Fire Departments.

It took approximately 45 minutes to bring both fires under control.

No firefighters or residents were injured in the fire.

The American Red Cross is helping the victims from the second building.

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