COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fire officials in Colleton County are crediting smoke alarms with saving the lives of two people during an early Thursday morning house fire.

Crews with Colleton County Fire Rescue responded to a home on Pine Needle Road just before 3:30 a.m. after the residents were awoken by their smoke alarms and were able to get out safely.

“They noted the home was filling with smoke, and they could feel the heat from the fire in the attic. As they ran from the residence, they saw that the roof was in flames. The couple ran to several neighbors’ homes before they could wake someone to notify 9-1-1,” the agency said.

A deputy with the Colleton County Sheriff's Office was patrolling the neighborhood and drove up on the fire minutes later and reported the home was “fully

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