COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. – A woman and her adult son were hospitalized after a Columbia County house fire early Tuesday morning, and a second woman remains missing.
News4Jax was told the fire broke out around 4:40 a.m. at the two-story home on Brookhaven Lane, southwest of Interstate 75. Firefighters said flames were shooting through the roof when they arrived.
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Columbia County deputies said the couple were awakened by the smoke alarm and got out. They were taken to Lake City Medical Center as a precaution. The woman's mother, who was in town visiting and sleeping upstairs, could not be located after the fire.
The State Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.