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Family displaced after Columbia County fire

BRIAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A family is now without a home after a fire ripped through it in Columbia County.

The fire started on Evansville Road, in Briar Creek Township, around 12:00 p.m.

Brush fire burns acres of forest near buildings

They believe it started on the back porch and was fueled by the wind, which caused a brush fire on the property behind the house.

The Assistant Fire Chief of Summer Hill Fire Company says the cause of the fire is not yet known.