From staff reports
The Burton Fire District responded to six fires this past weekend, four of which damaged structures, with two structures and a vehicle being damaged by unattended yard burning that spread.
The first fire was reported early Saturday morning, Jan. 20, just after midnight. Burton firefighters, assisted by Beaufort/Port Royal firefighters, found a shed burning behind a home on Broad River Drive. Firefighters extinguished the fire without injuries or damages to the residence.
Just before 10 a.m., Saturday, Burton firefighters extinguished a small trash fire on Old Jericho Road. No damages or injuries were reported.
Just after 11:30 a.m., Saturday, Burton and MCAS firefighters responded to a house fire on Delany Circle in Seabrook and extinguished a small fire underneath the home. The fire is believed to have been cause by an electrical issue. Damages were minimal and the family was not displaced. No injuries reported.
Just before 5 p.m. on Saturday, Burton firefighters extinguished a spreading brush fire that cause damages to a home, fence, and threatened a vehicle on Capehart Circle. The fire was caused by an unattended burn barrel. No injuries were reported.
Sunday, just after noon, Burton firefighters extinguished a brush fire on Thoroughbred Circle in the Forest Fields community. No damages or injuries were reported.
Sunday, just before 1:30 p.m., Burton and MCAS firefighters responded to what was initially dispatched as a house fire on Calypso Lane. Upon arrival, firefighters found an approximately two-acre grass fire that damaged a home, a vehicle, and threatened two other nearby homes. The fire was caused by residents burning yard debris that got out of control. No injuries were reported.
