From staff reports
Just before 3:30 a.m., Saturday, July 29, the Burton Fire District, the MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire in Moultrie Circle in Grays Hill, after a fire was spotted under a mobile home by a neighbor, who was able to call 911 and get the resident out. It is not believed the home had working smoke alarms.
Fire crews arrived and found smoke and flames under a single-wide mobile home. Firefighters were able to catch and quickly extinguish the fire as it spread up into the home causing limited damages inside.
An adult female resident was displaced but did not need assistance from the Red Cross. No injuries were reported.
Damages are still being assessed, but fire damages were limited to a bathroom area of the home. Fire officials state the situation could have been much worse had the fire not been seen by the neighbor.
This was the second fire in a day for Burton firefighters. Just before 9:30 p.m.. Friday evening, firefighters responded to an activated fire alarm at a residence on Castle Rock Road.
Fire crews found a smoke-filled home caused by a pan left on the stove. The fire had self-extinguished prior to the fire district’s arrival, but not before causing minor damages to the cabinets around the stove. Fire officials said fire damages were limited due to no combustibles, such as cooking oil or paper products, being around the stove area. Firefighters assisted the homeowner, who was outside in the backyard at the time, with removing smoke from the residence.
Earlier this week, Burton and Parris Island firefighters extinguished a house fire on Walnut Street in Shell Point just after 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, which displaced a family of four adults. Earlier in the month, on July 3, Burton, Beaufort, MCAS, and Parris Island fire crews battled a fully involved house fire on Trask Parkway, and days later on July 9, Burton and MCAS firefighters extinguished a house fire in an unoccupied building in the rear of a Grays Hill home. No injuries were reported in any of those fires.
The Burton Fire District has responded to 23 reported house fires so far in 2023, compared to 21 reported fires at the same time in 2022.
Early Saturday morning, July 29, the Burton Fire District, the MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire on Moultrie Circle in Grays Hill. Photo courtesy of the Burton Fire District
Early Saturday morning, July 29, the Burton Fire District, the MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire on Moultrie Circle in Grays Hill. Photo courtesy of the Burton Fire District
