By Delayna Earley
The Island News
A structure fire at Wing Stop on Robert Smalls Parkway was called into the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department just before 8 a.m. on Aug. 15 in Beaufort.
Beaufort EMS, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire Department, and the Beaufort Police Department all responded along with the fire department to aid in extinguishing the fire and conducting the initial investigation.
According to a statement by the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department, an employee noticed smoke coming from the rear of the restaurant as he as arriving for work that morning and called 911.
Engine Company 4 was the first to arrive on the scene and reported that there was smoke coming from both the rear and front of the restaurant.
Going through the rear of the structure, Engine Company 4 extinguished the fire that was throughout the restaurant.
Ross Vezin, a spokesperson for the fire department, said that the structure sustained major smoke and fire damage throughout the restaurant, and adjacent businesses suffered minor smoke damage.
The cause of the fire is currently being investigated by the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
