From staff reports
Just before 3:30 a.m., Sunday, July 9, the Burton Fire District and MCAS Fire Department extinguished a second building fire this week.
Burton and MCAS firefighters, along with Beaufort County EMS and Sherrif’s Department, responded to a reported house fire on Deepwood Lane in Burton. Initial 911 calls stated a two-story home was fully involved in fire.
Emergency crews arrived on scene and reported heavy fire coming from the second floor of a two-story residence in the rear of another home on Deepwood Lane. Firefighters were able to quickly get the fire under control. The home was unoccupied at the time of the fire and had been under renovation.
Burton fire investigators are investigating.
The first fire occurred on Monday, Jan. 3, on Trask Parkway. Burton, MCAS, Parris Island, and Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Departments extinguished a fully involved residential home and rescued several animals.
