From staff reports
Just past 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 1, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire and Emergency Services, and Beaufort County EMS responded to a reported cooking fire in the Lakeview Mobile Home Park off Joe Frazier Road.
Fire crews arrived on scene to a single wide mobile home with smoke coming from the front door. Firefighters entered the home and found flames burning on the stove and spreading up through the cabinets in the kitchen.
Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire while searching the home for occupants but finding no one inside.
Fire damages were confined to the stove and cabinets; however, there was smoke damage throughout the home. Power to the home had to be shut off.
A family of three adults and an infant were displaced. Red Cross was notified to assist.
The home had smoke alarms; however, they were old and did not operate. Burton fire officials remind landlords and property owners that it is their responsibility by law to ensure that their rentals have working smoke alarms and that they are properly placed.
