From staff reports
Late Friday evening, Burton and Parris Island firefighters, along with Beaufort County EMS and Sherriff’s Office deputies, responded to a reported house fire on Parris Island Gateway resulting in closure of the road for approximately one hour.
Just after 11 p.m. Friday, April 5, emergency responders received a call for a house fire in the
500 block of Parris Island Gateway. Firefighters arrived on scene and found an abandoned single-
story residence fully involved in flames.
Firefighters were hampered during extinguishment by the overgrown vegetation but had the
fire under control within 10 minutes, although it took approximately an hour to fully extinguish the
fire. Fire officials received information about homeless people staying inside the structure, and
despite the weakened condition of the building, firefighters performed a search and found it
empty.
No injuries were reported.
Parris Island Gateway was closed for approximately one hour while fire crews operated. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Burton Fire District fire investigators.
