From staff reports
A Grays Hill home was severely damaged in an early morning fire on Friday, Sept. 20.
At just past 2:30 a.m., emergency crews from multiple agencies responded to a reported house fire in the 200 block of Bruce K. Smalls in Grays Hill.
Firefighters found a double-wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene.
It took firefighters several minutes to bring the fire under control and it took over two hours to fully extinguish the smoldering embers due to the collapse of the structure. The home was being remodeled and was not inhabited at the time.
Firefighters had to work in crew rotations while fighting the fire as the early morning heat combined with the intense heat from the fire posed a challenge to firefighters.
The Burton Fire District, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Fire and Emergency Services, Beaufort/Port Royal Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to the scene.
No injuries have been reported due to the fire. The fire is still under investigation.
