Heavy fire damage north of Walhalla

Fire heavily damaged a home this afternoon near Walhalla. Chief Brandon Burton reports they’ve stopped the fire off the Highlands Highway and an investigation into is just beginning as to why it started. No one was hurt. However, five people displaced by the mobile home fire will need substitute living quarters and are being assisted by the Red Cross. The sirens were sounded shortly after 12:45 this afternoon for the fire on SC 28/the Highlands Highway near Hooper Drive.