By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal Fire Department responded to a structure fire just after 6 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, in Port Royal off Prince William Drive.
The first responders arrived at the scene in less than three minutes after receiving a call and reported flames and smoke through the roof of the one-story residential home, according to a press release from Ross Vezin, Public Information Officer with the City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal Fire Department.
While most of the fire was coming from the garage area of the home, it made its way through the attic space of the home, but firefighters were able to stop the fire and preventing and further spread and damage.
First responders had the fire under control within 20 minutes and no injuries were reported.
There was no one home at the time of the fire but crews carried out a primary and secondary search of the residence, just in case.
There have been no injuries reported and the fire is currently under investigation.
Fire crews were on scene for around three hours.
The City of Beaufort and Town of Port Royal Fire Department, Parris Island Fire & Emergency Services, Beaufort County EMS, Port Royal Police Department and Dominion Energy all responded to the scene.
Delayna Earley formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She joined The Island News in 2022. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
