On Thursday night, a fire broke out at the Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center on Lynhaven Drive in Forest Acres, South Carolina. This prompted a response from the Columbia-Richland Fire Department (CRFD) and the Forest Acres Police Department (FAPD) around 9:45 p.m. The Heyward Center, which is a Richland County School District One building, offers high school students classes in various trades such as culinary skills and electronics.
Upon arrival at the scene, CRFD units worked to extinguish flames coming from the building’s roof, which had caused the building to fill with smoke. Fortunately, they were able to put out the fire without any injuries. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, although it is not believed to be suspicious in nature according to FAPD.
The Forest Acres Police Department reported that a fire broke out at the Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center on Lynhaven Drive in Forest Acres, South Carolina on Thursday night. This prompted a response from both CRFD and FAPD around 9:45 p.m. The Heyward Center offers high school students classes in various trades such as culinary skills and electronics and this incident happened right before these classes were about to start for some students who where preparing for their exams or projects .
Upon arrival at the scene, CRFD units worked to extinguish flames coming from the building’s roof, which had caused the building to fill with smoke