Fire Blamed On Transformer Explosion

(Columbia, SC) -- A broken tree branch is blamed for starting a series of events that led to a house fire in Columbia. 

A home on Westwood Ave caught fire yesterday afternoon when a branch fell onto a power line, which snapped. That caused a transformer to explode into flames which jumped to the roof of the home that caught fire. 

A shed and some cars were also damaged, but no one was hurt. 


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