Staff reports
Late Thursday afternoon, June 27, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire and Emergency Services, Beaufort County EMS and Sherriff’s Office, responded to a reported house fire in Seabrook, which was the second in a week, and the fourth in June, for Burton and MCAS firefighters.
Just before 4:30 p.m., emergency crews received a call for a possible house fire in Seabrook after a 911 caller stated that there was a trailer on fire behind a residence on Detour Road. The caller stated they were blowing their vehicle’s horn but no one was coming out of the trailer.
Firefighters arrived on scene and found a single-wide mobile home fully involved in flames. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control in minutes and fully extinguished the fire in less than 20 minutes. The home’s remains were searched and no victims were found.
While this is the fourth fire for Burton and MCAS firefighters this month, three have been in abandoned structures in the Grays Hill-Seabrook communities.
While this fire is suspicious and under investigation, fire officials do not believe that these fires are connected.
