Pond Branch area home destroyed by fire Saturday evening

Leesville, SC – A double-wide mobile home was destroyed by fire Saturday evening on Dell Anderson Lane off Pond Branch. Multiple Lexington County fire stations responded, as did units from the Batesburg-Leesville Fire Department.

First arriving firefighters found heavy smoke and flames on their arrival. They had to use water tankers to sustain the fire flow to fight the fire because the closest fire hydrant was out on Pond Branch Road near Reedy O Smith Road and Rawls Auto Auction.

Eventually, firefighters and equipment were on the scene from Gilbert, Boiling Springs, Batesburg-Leesville, Samaria, Fairview, Lexington, South Congaree, and other county stations. The fire was brought under control in about an hour, but it took several more hours to complete the mop up, salvage, and overhaul operations.

The home was a total loss after the fire. Lexington County has not released the cause and origin of the fire or said how many were displaced as a result of the blaze.