Fire Displaces More Than 60 From Senior Living High Rise

(Columbia, SC) -- Dozens of residents of a senior living high rise in Columbia were displaced after a fire Sunday afternoon. 

Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said its believed the fire at Christopher Towers was started after a candle fell on a couch. 

The blaze injured one person and damaged 64 units, displacing a total of 65 residents. 

The Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents find somewhere else to stay.


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