JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Emergency personnel from more than a dozen fire companies responded to a working structure fire Thursday morning at 727 Walnut Street. The alarm was dispatched at 9:07 a.m. as a Building-High Occupancy-1A incident.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the main structure at 727 Walnut Street heavily involved. Residents at the structure and homes on either side of the burning structure were evacuated while crews worked to contain the blaze. Firefighters were ultimately able to extinguish the flames.
The 700 block of Walnut Street and Avenue G were closed during the operation.
The response drew units from multiple agencies across the region, including Rescue 26, Tower 40, Engine 80, Ladder 80, Utility 801, Rescue 80, Fire Police 80, Traffic 80, Engine 907, Tower 64-2, Tower 75, Traffic 75, Rescue 71, Rescue 41-1 York, Engine 41 York, Rescue 905, Rescue 79-1, Engine 07-1, Air 07, Traffic 76, Fire Police 10, and Engine 10.
Information sourced from emergency dispatch records, Thursday, March 12, 2026, 09:07 and on-scene reporting.
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