Shell Point fire displaces family of four

From staff reports

Just past 10 p.m., Tuesday, July 26, a Shell Point resident was alerted to a fire in his Walnut Street home by neighbors banging on the door. The resident stated he went outside to find his his attached garage, with a vehicle inside, engulfed in flames.

Burton firefighters from the Shell Point fire station were first to arrive on scene and began to suppress the spreading fire, which was being fed by gasoline from the vehicle, as additional arriving fire crews made entry into the home to stop the fire from spreading inside. Parris Island Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS and the Beaufort County Sherriff’s Office also responded.

Firefighters were able to cut the fire off, which was spread through the attic, just inside the main home before extensive fire damages could occur to the residence, although the home sustained minor smoke damages throughout.

The Red Cross was notified to assist a family of four adults who were displaced as a result of the fire. No injuries were reported. Burton fire investigators are investigating the fire but believe it to be unintentional.

This was the third house fire for Burton firefighters this 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 either of those fires.